Princeton Professor Peter Singer Rethinking Life & Death: The Collapse of Our Traditional Ethics (Paperback) by Peter Singer
"Brandishing a meat cleaver, Trisha Marshall burst into the apartment of a disabled man in his early sixties..." (more)
Posted on 09/12/2006 4:28:08 PM PDT by wagglebee
PRINCETON, September 12, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In a question and answer article published in the UK's Independent today, controversial Princeton University Professor Peter Singer repeats his notorious stand on the killing of disabled newborns. Asked, "Would you kill a disabled baby?", Singer responded, "Yes, if that was in the best interests of the baby and of the family as a whole."
People who oppose Singer's position have maintained that Singer is the logical extension of the culture of death and that society will eventually embrace his stance if there is no shift to the culture of life. Alex Scadenberg, Executive Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition commented to LifeSiteNews.com about Singer saying, "at least he's consistent." In fact, Singer himself uses the abortion debate to justify his murderous stance.
"Many people find this shocking," continued Singer, "yet they support a woman's right to have an abortion." Concluding his point, Singer said, "One point on which I agree with opponents of abortion is that, from the point of view of ethics rather than the law, there is no sharp distinction between the foetus and the newborn baby."
Singer's position, similar to the culture of death, is that there is no inherent dignity in man, there is no sanctity of human life. Man deserves no special treatment since, Singer rejects that man was created in the image and likeness of God.
Asked about the choice between killing 10 cows or a human, Singer said he would kill the cows, but not because they were of less value, but because humans would mourn the death more. "I've written that it is much worse to kill a being who is aware of having a past and a future, and who plans for the future. Normal humans have such plans, but I don't think cows do. And normal humans have family and friends who will grieve their death in ways more vivid and longer-lasting than the way cows may care about other cows. (Although a cow certainly misses her calf for a long time, if the calf is taken from her. That's why there is a major ethical problem with dairy products.) If I really had to make such a decision, I'd kill the cows."
Schadenberg commented saying, "Once again Singer is making distinctions between human beings he would consider normal and those he would consider not normal, thus he is deciding who is a person and who is not. Non-persons are allowed to be killed." The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition leader concluded, "even though Singer does not like to be compared to the Nazi's especially since his parents died in the Holocaust, his philosophical position is identical to what the Nazi's proposed. The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition is primarily concerned for the lives of people with disabilities and other vulnerable persons."
See the whole interview:
http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article1466409...
Such a graying of the bondaries of good morals. OK then, lte's say, hypothetically, Mr Singer had a home invasion, was injured with numerous baseball bat strikes to his legs and back, rendering unable to function normally in society.
Since there is no sharp distinction between a foetus and a newborn, we could go ahead and follow that logic. No sharp distinction between a newborn and a toddler; a toddler and a child; a child and a adolescent, on up to the decaying matter that Singer is.
And so since Singer is decaying amtter and disabled to boot, perhaps he should be put out of his misery. Now. Today. It is, after all, for his own good.
Funny, isn't it, how this rarely ever applies to the people who think this way. It's always alright for other people. You're right, Hitler would be proud, it's his eugenic dream in action, if Singer would ever get his way.
I would like to submit this for the consideration of those who don't believe the education establishment needs a good flush.
My FEELINGS, My FEELINGS! I don't care about reason, reality, logic, and human nature.
Strange is right : )
If one could obtain a supply of several thousand death's-head insignias, it would be nice to arrange activists from around the country to mail him one each, from all over the country, over the course of years.
Perhaps a conscience gurgles underneath all that evil . . . somewhere.
He doesn't have a conscience. Just an empty, black void where one should be.
Someone needs to ping Hildy so we can see what she says.
Hello! I don't want YOU deciding what's best for ME.
Well, professor, if you would kill a disabled infant, that would put you in the 'animal' category, in my book.
Guess what would happen to an animal that killed a baby. Just guess.
God help us all.
Hey, Mr. Singer, how about leading by example? If you don't, why should we?
A perfect example of the self-appointed elite who make up rules for everyone else to live by, all for their own good of course, but don't apply them to themselves. They're just for the great unwashed masses they want to control.
Amazing that his own parents perished at the hands of the Nazis.
Just boggles my mind.
I'm a vegetarian and any similarity ends there.
I will admit that they day I read his obituary will be a happy day for me.
The fact that this guy is teaching at an Ivy League school too is frightening. What kind of people are being molded by this sick man?
Future leaders/////
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Well, since this guy is morally disabled, off to the tree shredder with him...
He's disabled.
Kill him.
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