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Makedde · #**120** (**permalink**) 04-28-2008, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Chesby05

Ohhhhhh, so what do you call those lovely persons who bomb abortion clinics and **gasp** murder people?

I am sure he will argue that those people deserve to be killed because they are 'butchering' innocent babies.

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Originally Posted by will2power

Koga makes my point so clear. If you are a pro-choicer, then how are you going to come to any kind of meaningful solution when people talk about you like that?

Koga is the sort of person who will never admit that he may be wrong. His attitude is that he is right, and everyone else is wrong. There is no negotiating with people of his type.

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Originally Posted by will2power

It's the exact same thing on the other side of the argument. Neither side is willing to admit they may not be right

I am quite happy to admit that I may not be right, but that doesn't mean I am not right. Possible, both sides are right in some ways of thinking, and both sides are wrong. The issue of abortion all comes down to personal choice. Do you believe abortion is acceptable, or unnacceptable? Do you believe abortion to be murder? Everyone has the right to decide what they think, but no one has the right to simply assume that they are right, and everyone who holds a different opinion is wrong.
We simply don't know which side is right, that's why we ourselves decide whether we believe it to be right. My personal opinion is that abortion is acceptable, and that it is not murder. When I debate the issue, it is my personal opinion being given. I do not ram my beliefs down peoples throats, nor do I resort to name calling when someone disagrees with me.

People are allowed to disagree, and we all need to learn that we all have our own opinions on the subject. We don't know who is right, and who is wrong, but we can argue why we THINK we are right.

Personally, I believe the side who can provide facts to back up what they say is more likely to be right about this. Pro lifers tend to rely more on images and videos to get their point across. This is directed at peoples emotions. I guess the idea is that if someone sees an image of an abortion, they will change their minds, but it simply doesn't work that way.

Pro choicers also rely on propaganda, but to me, personally, they seem to provide more facts to support their claims, which is why I am pro choice. I don't rely on images or videos, as both can be changed to appear completely different, so they become unreliable.

Now, this is an abortion forum, and it isn't about who is wrong and who is right, it's about our personal opinion on the issue. It is not a place to name call and insult those who hold a different opinion. Such insults make me wonder if a person is simply fired up because they are unable to provide proof to support their claims.

Koga, for one, has resorted to name calling almost straight away. I was happily debating with him, until he resorted to insults, He has provided no proof to back up any of his claims, which leads me to wonder if he actually has any.

So Koga, when you read this - I know you are anti - abortion, and I also know you haven't exactly explained WHY you are pro life, instead of provided anything to contribute to this debate, you have let fly with insults, so I can please say, respectfully, that if you have nothing of substance to add this debate, don't post here. Insults will get you nowhere.