I was asked to comment on a pro-choice meme. I don’t think abortionist are intellectual heavy-weights so this will be interesting. i) This is sneaking in the idea that consent makes sexual interactions perfectly fine. But that just presupposes Christianity is false. Fornication, adultery, and other such things can be perfectly voluntary and consensual. But it is obvious that we wouldn’t consider them ethical practices. Furthermore, we have thought experiments that undermine that intuition: A mother voluntarily choosing to have sex with Nazi guards in a concentration camp to protect her attractive daughter. That’s consensual but seemingly immoral. ii) It … Continue reading Memes to an End
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