I disagree with him but I don’t think those are contradictory. A watered down example: I don’t like hot dogs in my macaroni, but I respect other people’s right to have them. If you ask me if I want them I’ll say no, but I won’t tell you not to.
A more ethics one than preference: I think it’s wrong to cheat on a romantic partner. It’s a bad thing to do and people shouldn’t do it. However, I would staunchly oppose a law that said people couldn’t. People should have the freedom to do the wrong thing as suits them (boundaries and edge cases not withstanding).
People respecting that other people may have opposing beliefs about how to act and respecting that is what we want, not homogeneous beliefs.
Everyone hates abortion. It is a last resort for a woman who does not want to give birth to a child. The people who claim to be pro-life, at least where I live, want to stop sexual education in schools and limit the availability of birth control. This results in more abortions.
There is nothing in the world that could shake my belief that abortion is not morally wrong, and I support any woman’s right to choose. At the same time I think abortion is terrible and should be avoided except as a last resort. These beliefs are not incompatible.
People on the right attempt to poison the discussion by painting those who choose abortion as people who use it as birth control. Like they have abortions for the fun of it. They lie about the existence of partial birth abortions. They lie that the matter removed in an abortion is a thinking, feeling human life. My wife has had an abortion as has my best friend’s wife. These were horrible, expensive, emotional experiences. They should be avoided at all cost, yet they are still morally correct.
I support women’s liberty to choose. My personal belief is that abortions are immoral and should be avoided.
These 2 sentences are in direct opposition.
I disagree with him but I don’t think those are contradictory. A watered down example: I don’t like hot dogs in my macaroni, but I respect other people’s right to have them. If you ask me if I want them I’ll say no, but I won’t tell you not to.
A more ethics one than preference: I think it’s wrong to cheat on a romantic partner. It’s a bad thing to do and people shouldn’t do it. However, I would staunchly oppose a law that said people couldn’t. People should have the freedom to do the wrong thing as suits them (boundaries and edge cases not withstanding).
People respecting that other people may have opposing beliefs about how to act and respecting that is what we want, not homogeneous beliefs.
How so? It’s the same as free speech: the government won’t step in, but it’s still possible to say something immoral
Please do explain how.
Everyone hates abortion. It is a last resort for a woman who does not want to give birth to a child. The people who claim to be pro-life, at least where I live, want to stop sexual education in schools and limit the availability of birth control. This results in more abortions.
There is nothing in the world that could shake my belief that abortion is not morally wrong, and I support any woman’s right to choose. At the same time I think abortion is terrible and should be avoided except as a last resort. These beliefs are not incompatible.
People on the right attempt to poison the discussion by painting those who choose abortion as people who use it as birth control. Like they have abortions for the fun of it. They lie about the existence of partial birth abortions. They lie that the matter removed in an abortion is a thinking, feeling human life. My wife has had an abortion as has my best friend’s wife. These were horrible, expensive, emotional experiences. They should be avoided at all cost, yet they are still morally correct.