A basic logical argument for the morality of abortion

[buffalo]

I don’t really see how there could be different degrees of heaven. If you are there with God, you are there with God.

There are 10 different size glasses on a table. Each has a different capacity. Each is filled to the top, therefore filled to capacity.

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[The_Old_Medic]

By the argument of the originator of this subject. 100% of all babies should be killed before birth, so we can insure that 100% of our children end up in heaven.

As our friends in Alcoholics Anonymous would say, “That’s stinkin thinkin”.

 

[catharina]

Are there different degrees of heaven?

According to St. Paul, yes:

**2 Corinthians
Chapter 12
1 I must boast; not that it is profitable, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord.
2 I know someone in Christ who, fourteen years ago (whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows), was caught up to the third heaven.
3 And I know that this person (whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows)
4 was caught up into Paradise and heard ineffable things, which no one may utter. **

According to commoncents, no.

Your choice.

 

[levinas12]

Aborted babies go to heaven. Heaven is undoubtedly better than earth in every possible way imaginable. In light of this by never gracing the earth an aborted fetus is not missing anything. If the fetus was not aborted, there is a chance that they could go to hell. Aborting a fetus is the only way to guarantee heaven. Therefore abortion is moral.

Hopefully, I don’t think that you are seriously advocating that we abort babies to send them to heaven. Maybe, you think abortion is moral for a more secular reason. And maybe you are using the assumptions of believers to arrive at an outrageous conclusion … just to have us on … to use an Irish expression.

But regardless your argument is thought provoking in this sense … it raises the theological question: why did God not just create angels? According to traditional Catholic theology, angels, not being in time and space, not being-in-the-world, instantaneously decide for God or not and immediately go to heaven or hell. So why did God create human beings who usually have to spend some time on earth before going on to the next life? Something to ponder. Heidegger asked a related question of Hegel: why did the Geist fall into time?

 

[levinas12]

Hopefully, I don’t think that you are seriously advocating that we abort babies to send them to heaven. Maybe, you think abortion is moral for a more secular reason. And maybe you are using the assumptions of believers to arrive at an outrageous conclusion … just to have us on … to use an Irish expression.

But regardless your argument is thought provoking in this sense … it raises the theological question: why did God not just create angels? According to traditional Catholic theology, angels, not being in time and space, not being-in-the-world, instantaneously decide for God or not and immediately go to heaven or hell. So why did God create human beings who usually have to spend some time on earth before going on to the next life? Something to ponder. Heidegger asked a related question of Hegel: why did the Geist fall into time?

COMMONCENTS: I have to correct my response (is this protocol?) - I just read your response that you are not advocating abortion - I’m still getting used to forums (and especially being timed out) - sorry about my sloppiness - can you me why you think abortion is wrong?