How does one decide on a paradoxical situation?

Answer: Plan B, the morning after pill, if there’s still time for it.

Other than that…..dunno.

EDIT: It isn’t really abortion, but if this is used, abortion wouldn’t be needed as often.

You mind your own business, live your personal life according to your personal moral code, and let other people live with the moral consequences of theirs.

@PandoraBoxx Unfortunately, with the world connected by media, internet, etc, that is impossible to do.

No, it’s not. You keep your mouth shut and your personal opinion to yourself. Listening to media is different than joining the conversation.

First, using the word “wrong”. What is wrong for you might not seem or be wrong to others.
You say wrong to kill. As in thou shall not kill? It is actually thou shat not murder. Meaning there are justifiable reasons to extinguish a life or lives. IF, you see it that way.
There is a way to solve the issue. It comes down to what you can live with and accept. That applies to what ever you do in any situation. And, if you want to bring God into the equation. He knows your heart, knowing what decisions you are capable of making.

@PandoraBoxx But by that rationality you voicing your opinion on this thread is a contridiction of what you think. You just voiced your opinion to me. Understand what I am saying?

I find it very wrong to tell people what to do, without offering a viable solution for their personal situation. Unless you’re willing to take a stranger into your home and help them raise a child to age 18, you have no business telling someone what’s right or wrong.

@ChazMaz No I don’t want to bring God into the equation. Leave the all mighty out of this. When he is brought into a paradoxical discussion you get argument. I am looking for reasoned out thought about paradoxical situations like abortion. Also, the entire world sees “murder/killing” as wrong. If I shot your mother in front of you and the president you would both say I was doing wrong.

True, but my mother is not dependent on living inside another person’s body.

@PandoraBoxx That is a very good point. But, is killing a (what could be) human life the anwer? Is keeping your mouth shut ever got humanity anywhere?

Yes. It’s saved millions of marriages, and stopped wars.

“Also, the entire world sees “murder/killing” as wrong.”
That is so not true, it is ugly but at times necessary. . And do not put the both together. End result might be the same but, two different meanings.
If she was going to kill the president, you would get a Medal.

@PandoraBoxx It’s saved millions of marriages, and stopped wars.

Even though you are not happy? You would stay married miserable? You would live an oppressed life even though you felt strongly about something?

Focus on supporting free day care, higher minimum wage, and parenting programs. Things that in a way, do a much better job of influencing decisions.

Women do not wake up in the morning and say,“Nice day. Think I’ll get a manicure, abortion, and head to Wal-Mart.”

@ChazMaz So its okay to kill, but not murder in your opinion?

Yes.

@PandoraBoxx They don’t? According to the media it is very much like that. So keeping your mouth shut is the right answer. Lets think of another paradoxical situation. Anybody have any suggestions?

@ChazMaz Who justifies the cause.

@ChazMaz Further, is it okay to murder your now born children because you are out of a job? You can’t feed them so why not murder them so you don’t have too?

Re read what I wrote.
“It comes down to what you can live with and accept.”

@ChazMaz I got that part, but many folks disagree.

@sap82, yes, I personally have. Lived in a marriage that I’m not happy in. I have a responsibility to my children. And happiness is relative; I’m responsible for my own.

I am glad we disagree. Or what would we talk about.

@PandoraBoxx Should responsibility rule out choice then?

@ChazMaz I don’t disagree with you. I think you have a good point.

And, sorry. Murder bad. Kill acceptable.

@ChazMaz Is it? Or is this just your opinion?

Was talking in general. :-)

I made a personal choice. And I’m choosing to share the fact that I made that choice. The fact that I don’t support ceding dominion over a personal choice over a woman’s body to the government does not reflect my personal opinion of what choice I would personally make, or IF ASKED, would counsel someone to make.

@ChazMaz Okay! Great. One more question for you then. What can you live with personally?

@PandoraBoxx So do you agree with ChazMaz then? That it all depends on what you can live with?

Do we want to speculate about a utopian society? Biased on perfection and equality to all?
As of today it is fantasy and a pipe dream. But, still an admiral goal.
Want to talk about how to get through life of today. I have a lock on my door, passwords on my bank account and a gun under my bed
. Police roam the streets to keep me and my family safe.
When those are not issues, I will re-think that any form of killing is bad.
If you want to talk sci-fi, even the perfect Star Trek Federation still has to kill now and then.

“What can you live with personally?”
I can live with the decissions I make in life. Sometimes not always good ones, but my decissions. Hopefully those decission, will make me and have made me a better and wiser person. I can only do what is best for me for today.

Well, I can personally live with anything. I have too.

This was a good discussion. Thank you all for participating.