Hence the reason some people post graphic picturs of the "results of abortion," right Kepera?
Nice post, JMJ333.
One of the things that I've noticed about moral rationalization is that people rarely rationalize highly immoral things. Consider that every person has a line they will not cross. For example, in sex, it's OK to kiss a non-spouse but not to French kiss, etc. When the person decides to cross the line and rationalize the decision, they also move the line. It's not that they've rationalized doing a bad thing, but (as the article states) they've made the bad thing good. Now it's OK to French kiss a non-spouse, but not to grope. But groping is no worse today than French kissing was yesterday. Therefore the rationalization to move the line again is just as easy as it was before, if not easier due to the practice.
This is where the moral slippery slope comes from. What was wrong has become right, what was horrific (pedophelia) is now mearly a bad idea (because it doesn't involve consent).
Shalom.
This reminds me of a classic thread on the subject. Most people when forced to look at those pictures can no longer rationalize or justify abortion. What is scary are the few who are unmoved by the pictures like former freeper pcl, whose posts border on the unbelievable on this thread:
Tortured, Bloody, Sickening . . . But Effective -- Pro-Life Group Pricks Communters' Consciences
Excellent point. I'd never thought of it that way -- it shows up the intellectual and moral poverty of the atheist "rational rights" crowd.