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I have a fun mental exercise for everyone Dark Knight Send a noteboard - 07/01/2011 06:47:47 PM
I want you to pick a topic that you really and fervently believe in. Then I want you to make an argument for the opposite side of your position. I will go first.

My topic: Abortion
My view: Abortion is wrong and morally reprehensible

My argument for abortion: Woman ultimately have the right to do what they want with their body. Fetuses are not really alive until they are born. So, technically, being pregnant is more of a medical condition than anything else. Woman should have the right to correct this condition if they so chose. What about women who were raped? Should they be forced to carry their rapist's baby? What if she can't financially afford the baby? The child will only suffer in poverty. It would be a mercy to not subject the child to that kind of life. The world doesn't have to worry about the survival of our race. In fact, there are already too many people! Children should only be born to parents that actually want them. God knows I have see too many emotional and psychological beat downs in my life by people who should never have been parents. If you are only going to resent your child for ruining your life, spare both of you the trouble by aborting when it's only a fetus.

Ok, so there is my argument. I can see better the opposite sides' position by doing this. Also, if you feel the opposite of what the topic is, reply to that post and argue against your belief. For instance, if you believe in the right of abortion, reply to this post and argue against it.
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I have a fun mental exercise for everyone - 07/01/2011 06:47:47 PM 1263 Views
Germany sucks - 07/01/2011 07:52:13 PM 966 Views
lol, I don't think I've ever clicked on something as fast as I did that. - 07/01/2011 11:27:50 PM 919 Views
argh!!!!! *vein pops* - 07/01/2011 11:29:03 PM 856 Views
Shouldn't that be "Scheiße, I think I may have..." *NM* - 08/01/2011 05:10:08 AM 433 Views
Ok then. - 07/01/2011 09:13:57 PM 878 Views
You're also not very good at the opposing side. *NM* - 07/01/2011 11:01:18 PM 378 Views
Eh, never said I'd be great at it. - 07/01/2011 11:24:26 PM 990 Views
are you a woman? if not, fuck off. you have no uterus, you have no say. *NM* - 07/01/2011 10:00:32 PM 460 Views
horse shit - 07/01/2011 10:28:40 PM 913 Views
+1 *NM* - 08/01/2011 01:19:40 AM 381 Views
I cannot agree - 08/01/2011 01:29:45 AM 867 Views
don't pregnant if you don't want to have a baby - 08/01/2011 02:45:09 AM 856 Views
Men can control pregnancy just as easily as women. - 08/01/2011 09:38:42 PM 869 Views
There's always room for discussion and debate - 07/01/2011 10:48:17 PM 849 Views
Its fortunate then.... - 07/01/2011 11:32:34 PM 858 Views
Very good point *NM* - 07/01/2011 11:54:03 PM 409 Views
*Sigh* This is not what I wanted - 07/01/2011 11:53:37 PM 841 Views
Re: *Sigh* This is not what I wanted - 08/01/2011 12:10:59 AM 1065 Views
It used to be though, it's what sucked me in and held me. - 08/01/2011 12:57:53 AM 812 Views
a debate based on morality is not rational. humans aren't actually rational creatures, you know. - 08/01/2011 02:05:05 AM 858 Views
Cry me a river. - 08/01/2011 07:14:07 PM 847 Views
Re: Cry me a river. - 09/01/2011 09:01:47 PM 864 Views
Sheesh - 08/01/2011 10:01:01 PM 852 Views
I wasn't aware women had a monopoly on dispassionate objective arguments. - 08/01/2011 12:59:33 AM 810 Views
I wasn't aware they had the capacity for it *NM* - 08/01/2011 02:45:54 AM 357 Views
Your arguments pro choice are poor. - 07/01/2011 10:59:43 PM 1049 Views
Gotta disagree with your rape argument - 07/01/2011 11:15:34 PM 957 Views
I agree with this. I'm interested in knowing what Helen's response is - 07/01/2011 11:55:23 PM 873 Views
Re: Gotta disagree with your rape argument - 08/01/2011 01:32:06 AM 912 Views
Discussion merits discourtesy apparently - 08/01/2011 03:24:09 AM 1108 Views
At the end I did say that it was not you but the idea. I guess I didn't phrase that well enough. - 08/01/2011 06:42:40 AM 916 Views
Fair Enough, particularly considering the topic - 08/01/2011 07:22:36 AM 1063 Views
Ah. - 08/01/2011 02:35:02 PM 782 Views
Novoftw. - 08/01/2011 07:17:03 PM 831 Views
The right to wear perfume or generous portions of cologne in a the workplace or public areas - 08/01/2011 01:24:04 AM 978 Views
ROFL. I hate this too. *NM* - 08/01/2011 03:08:37 PM 406 Views
Socialism - 08/01/2011 06:41:38 AM 1303 Views
Re: Socialism - 08/01/2011 10:02:34 PM 842 Views

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