tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13295591.post2603456348739172426..comments2023-10-29T05:33:35.516-07:00Comments on The Art of Apologetics: Babies might be more conscious than adultsAustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492394706855254913noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13295591.post-40481794973289162812009-04-28T07:14:00.000-07:002009-04-28T07:14:00.000-07:00lastly i do not wish to act as an apologist for pe...lastly i do not wish to act as an apologist for peter singer (he does not need any help anyway)<br /><br />but to treat this in a fair manner, lets revisit the quote:<br />[ Peter Singer famously suggested that "killing a disabled infant is not morally equivalent to killing a person. Very often it is not wrong at all." ]<br /><br />notice it is talking abt a DISABLED infant, how disabled we do not know, but certainly we r not talking abt a normal infant here.<br /><br />so it's a matter of comparing apples n oranges n the "experts" are barking up the wrong tree.<br /><br />if the infant is mentally disabled then any prove or data they have from the experiments with normal babies are irrelevant.a pretty relevant commentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13295591.post-26561502700089337012009-04-28T07:00:00.000-07:002009-04-28T07:00:00.000-07:00i do not agree with peter singer regarding abortio...i do not agree with peter singer regarding abortion.<br /><br />but i do not think peter needs to rethink his position becos the so call new information is not really very strong argument.<br /><br />1. it is still based on a lot of guess work, they are trying to guess/deduce with the data they have with no explicit method of verification, for example it is impossible to verify what u guess becos u cannot ask babies what they r thinking n get a reliable cognitive answer.<br /><br />u can deduce, ok maybe this maybe that, maybe they know more than we think, but what is more, how much more? no explicit provable answer.<br /><br />2. even if they manage to justify their guess work, they are talking abt an infant/toddler/baby.<br /><br />an infant/toddler/baby is very different from a fetus/embryo, the cognitive abilities of a newborn baby is very different from a 3month old fetus.<br /><br />n during abortion we are dealing with fetuses not toddlers.<br /><br />with the material they have, at very best they can only dispute with killing toddlers not abortion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13295591.post-73872060475040427382009-04-27T18:15:00.000-07:002009-04-27T18:15:00.000-07:00I know Peter Singer's position and the article is ...I know Peter Singer's position and the article is challenging his assumptions in regards infant mental abilities. I disagree with Peter's utilitarian philosophy but even taking this framework as a given, with this new information, Peter needs to rethink his position.Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492394706855254913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13295591.post-22888458731547005342009-04-26T22:06:00.000-07:002009-04-26T22:06:00.000-07:00probably in your desperation to counter my argumen...probably in your desperation to counter my arguments you have lost your ability to even think properly.<br /><br />u don't even know what peter singer is for, yet u think u can ally with his positions to counter me?? lol.<br /><br />peter singer is pro-abortion with his secular applied ethics stance.<br /><br />u r publishing pro abortion material on a so call catholic apologist blog, how hilarious is that?<br /><br />i would like to give u the same suggestion , that is to buck up on your studies before u become a disgrace to mr ratzinger n gang with your gaffes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com