Intro:This is more like a statement than a debate. I'm not going to search to see if others have posted about this topic, or worry about if I can defend my position or what. I need to blow some steam. But I will be interested to know what others think, of course.
CNN.com: Supreme Court rejects Schiavo appeal
President Bush weighed in on the matter Thursday, saying society and the nation's courts "should have a presumption in favor of life" on such matters.
On-topic rant:I don't know about "ideals" or situations in the past. But in the present, there's food and money shortage. There is a large disparity between those that have and those that don't. There are so many friggin people in this globalized, small world.
Err on the side of life? How many lives can be saved, improved, taken to equal heights with that same money? There is no free, unclaimed money! There is no help that has no competition! How is it more "right" to give money, aid, help to allow somebody to "live" in this state?
"To knowingly and purposely starve Ms. Schiavo to death would be callous, cruel and immoral,"
Do we have the luxury of morality? Morality is for the rich. We're talking survival. And really, does it matter if we knowingly starve her or not? If I ignore the children I'm starving with the money I'm using on Ms. Schiavo, is that not cruel? What if I do it knowingly?
And I'm not talking just about those who live now. Can we have a little foresight? Are we fish that eat until we die? Sigh. Sigh sigh sigh.
Off-topic rant:People are not brains, minds. "Person" is a myth. We are simply sexual, emotional, unconscious creatures that have a parasitic, conscious head. I just don't see any reason to believe that anything but our basic brain stem truly drives our behavior. Yes, this goes for me too. The cortex and "higher" brain may be adaptive, but it certainly is not the core of what we are.
Conclusion:None. It's just an emotional rant. Do with it what you will. Feel free to criticize me as well. I'm no different than the people in the article. I just don't know what to do about it.
Thanks for listening.
Ben
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