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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 1226 Views
Germany sucks - 07/01/2011 07:52:13 PM 931 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 877 Views
argh!!!!! *vein pops* - 07/01/2011 11:29:03 PM 821 Views
Shouldn't that be "Scheiße, I think I may have..." *NM* - 08/01/2011 05:10:08 AM 412 Views
Ok then. - 07/01/2011 09:13:57 PM 838 Views
You're also not very good at the opposing side. *NM* - 07/01/2011 11:01:18 PM 358 Views
Eh, never said I'd be great at it. - 07/01/2011 11:24:26 PM 948 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 440 Views
horse shit - 07/01/2011 10:28:40 PM 871 Views
+1 *NM* - 08/01/2011 01:19:40 AM 361 Views
I cannot agree - 08/01/2011 01:29:45 AM 832 Views
don't pregnant if you don't want to have a baby - 08/01/2011 02:45:09 AM 815 Views
Men can control pregnancy just as easily as women. - 08/01/2011 09:38:42 PM 822 Views
There's always room for discussion and debate - 07/01/2011 10:48:17 PM 811 Views
Its fortunate then.... - 07/01/2011 11:32:34 PM 825 Views
Very good point *NM* - 07/01/2011 11:54:03 PM 390 Views
*Sigh* This is not what I wanted - 07/01/2011 11:53:37 PM 801 Views
Re: *Sigh* This is not what I wanted - 08/01/2011 12:10:59 AM 1029 Views
It used to be though, it's what sucked me in and held me. - 08/01/2011 12:57:53 AM 769 Views
a debate based on morality is not rational. humans aren't actually rational creatures, you know. - 08/01/2011 02:05:05 AM 819 Views
Cry me a river. - 08/01/2011 07:14:07 PM 809 Views
Re: Cry me a river. - 09/01/2011 09:01:47 PM 824 Views
Sheesh - 08/01/2011 10:01:01 PM 805 Views
I wasn't aware women had a monopoly on dispassionate objective arguments. - 08/01/2011 12:59:33 AM 761 Views
I wasn't aware they had the capacity for it *NM* - 08/01/2011 02:45:54 AM 336 Views
Your arguments pro choice are poor. - 07/01/2011 10:59:43 PM 1001 Views
Gotta disagree with your rape argument - 07/01/2011 11:15:34 PM 914 Views
I agree with this. I'm interested in knowing what Helen's response is - 07/01/2011 11:55:23 PM 825 Views
Re: Gotta disagree with your rape argument - 08/01/2011 01:32:06 AM 864 Views
Discussion merits discourtesy apparently - 08/01/2011 03:24:09 AM 1066 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 878 Views
Fair Enough, particularly considering the topic - 08/01/2011 07:22:36 AM 1022 Views
Ah. - 08/01/2011 02:35:02 PM 750 Views
Novoftw. - 08/01/2011 07:17:03 PM 785 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 929 Views
ROFL. I hate this too. *NM* - 08/01/2011 03:08:37 PM 372 Views
Socialism - 08/01/2011 06:41:38 AM 1262 Views
Re: Socialism - 08/01/2011 10:02:34 PM 806 Views

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