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Re: Controversy
Posted By: Rivikah, on host 216.129.11.19
Date: Saturday, August 12, 2000, at 19:35:29
In Reply To: Contriversy posted by Jimmy Of York on Thursday, August 10, 2000, at 22:48:30:

Ok. Maybe I have ideas too...let me see...
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> Abortion
Um. Surely not as black and white an issue as people generally like to think. Likely its a bad idea. I'm sure there are usually better solutions. I wonder, however, if my opinion that making it illegal would cause as many problems as it solves is the result of my disgust at the attitude of many vocal anti-abortionists and not the result of having looked closely at the issue. (am I making sense?)

> Assisted Suicide
I don't know but I do sometimes wonder if we take modern medicine just a little too far trying to extend life past the point where we should stop. Not that I'm against all the very positive advances modern medicine has made but I wonder if we sometimes try to extend life when we can't also extend the quality of life.

> Death Penalty
This is not an issue I've considered much. I'll go with no opinion.

> Gun Control
Maybe. The Arrogant Worms do a fun song about this. I wonder if I can find an appropriate link...

> God
Is there one? No question in my mind that there is. I'm not sure if I could say for sure who or what God is however, besides quite a bit bigger than I'm likely to be able to comprehend

> School Uniforms
Sure. But.
Its not a bad idea to have everyone wear something similar but I wouldn't like to be stuck in one of those silly plaid skirts that seem to be the standard school uniform. I wouldn't mind, however, if a school's uniform was (for example) blue or black jeans or pants with a t-shirt or sweatshirt with the school logo on it.

> Human Genome Project
Depends on how its used. I guess its kind of early to tell yet

> Extra Terrestrial Life
Maybe but it annoys me when most writers etc assume that they are/will be bigger, smarter, and scarier than us.

> Plastic Surgery
what kind of question is this?

> Creation vs Evolution
Intelligent Design...evolution and related ideas were tools used by a creator. I don't think we have the whole picture on any of this though. We can't even see all the details of the tools used much less the one who used them.

> TV
I don't have one

> The Internet
Great for comunication. (Un?)Fortunately everyone gets a chance to talk (even assorted wackos)
Nice for information gathering but it depends what you want to know.
Not all there is to life.

Rivi "did I miss anything?" kah