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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 946 Views
Germany sucks - 07/01/2011 07:52:13 PM 628 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 591 Views
argh!!!!! *vein pops* - 07/01/2011 11:29:03 PM 557 Views
Shouldn't that be "Scheiße, I think I may have..." *NM* - 08/01/2011 05:10:08 AM 291 Views
Ok then. - 07/01/2011 09:13:57 PM 568 Views
You're also not very good at the opposing side. *NM* - 07/01/2011 11:01:18 PM 255 Views
Eh, never said I'd be great at it. - 07/01/2011 11:24:26 PM 672 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 324 Views
horse shit - 07/01/2011 10:28:40 PM 589 Views
+1 *NM* - 08/01/2011 01:19:40 AM 251 Views
I cannot agree - 08/01/2011 01:29:45 AM 560 Views
don't pregnant if you don't want to have a baby - 08/01/2011 02:45:09 AM 532 Views
Men can control pregnancy just as easily as women. - 08/01/2011 09:38:42 PM 553 Views
There's always room for discussion and debate - 07/01/2011 10:48:17 PM 561 Views
Its fortunate then.... - 07/01/2011 11:32:34 PM 565 Views
Very good point *NM* - 07/01/2011 11:54:03 PM 268 Views
*Sigh* This is not what I wanted - 07/01/2011 11:53:37 PM 519 Views
Re: *Sigh* This is not what I wanted - 08/01/2011 12:10:59 AM 708 Views
It used to be though, it's what sucked me in and held me. - 08/01/2011 12:57:53 AM 515 Views
a debate based on morality is not rational. humans aren't actually rational creatures, you know. - 08/01/2011 02:05:05 AM 545 Views
Cry me a river. - 08/01/2011 07:14:07 PM 531 Views
Re: Cry me a river. - 09/01/2011 09:01:47 PM 541 Views
Sheesh - 08/01/2011 10:01:01 PM 532 Views
I wasn't aware women had a monopoly on dispassionate objective arguments. - 08/01/2011 12:59:33 AM 501 Views
I wasn't aware they had the capacity for it *NM* - 08/01/2011 02:45:54 AM 224 Views
Your arguments pro choice are poor. - 07/01/2011 10:59:43 PM 724 Views
Gotta disagree with your rape argument - 07/01/2011 11:15:34 PM 631 Views
I agree with this. I'm interested in knowing what Helen's response is - 07/01/2011 11:55:23 PM 555 Views
Re: Gotta disagree with your rape argument - 08/01/2011 01:32:06 AM 580 Views
Discussion merits discourtesy apparently - 08/01/2011 03:24:09 AM 776 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 593 Views
Fair Enough, particularly considering the topic - 08/01/2011 07:22:36 AM 751 Views
Ah. - 08/01/2011 02:35:02 PM 485 Views
Novoftw. - 08/01/2011 07:17:03 PM 517 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 654 Views
ROFL. I hate this too. *NM* - 08/01/2011 03:08:37 PM 257 Views
Socialism - 08/01/2011 06:41:38 AM 976 Views
Re: Socialism - 08/01/2011 10:02:34 PM 544 Views

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