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  • Does one have a moral right to argue for the morality of the circumstances which allowed them to be born?

    Let us assume all human beings have a 'right to life' started at conception, as those who are pro-life argue. And, let assume the validity of the Bible verse Jeremiah 1:5- "Before I formed you in the belly I know you; and before you came out of the womb I sanctified you and ordained you a prophet to the nations."

    Accordingly, my life is justified (not meaning saved or anything of the sort, but made permissible by) by God. My question is, does that mean that whatever happened in my parent's life is ultimately justified because they met and had me, even if the individual actions may have been detestable?

    If the response is yes, and the entirety of their actions were justified because I was able to be created because of it, then why would not every individual action have to be justified, and therefore moral. And please respond to this extension: other cases of that immoral action, if the immediate conditions were the same, therefore could be considered moral even if that case did not lead to my (or any) birth.

    Now consider that immoral action was abortion, performed by the mother when she got pregnant as a result of consensual intercourse in college, while she was working a job with dangerous chemicals in order that she would be able to pay for college. Would that abortion, after I were born (with another father), be morally justified because of my 'right to life'? Or does the right of the unborn baby's life remain transcended and immoral and lead to my birth being immoral because the circumstances required for it to be achieved were immoral?

    As a side note, in my opinion so do base your answer on this and if you wish to respond do so separately, the last case is Biblically justified, because both the unborn and me were sanctified by God, and he/she was a prophet to the nations by extension through me who is as well ordained as a prophet of the nations that this message about abortion being morally justifiable be spread. Therefore, the unborn child's purpose was in fact fulfilled.

    3 AnswersLaw & Ethics8 years ago
  • Must you stand during the United States Pledge of Allegiance if the teacher commands that you stand?

    I am a public high school student in California and I do not say the Pledge of Allegiance, which is said through the school PA system along with the daily announcements, because I feel that I owe my fidelity to an entity greater than one as country the United States of America, because I was made and born on the World, not because I just feel like being a rebellious teenager. I feel that this country has progressed greatly in freedom of speech and respect that. Furthermore, I am aware that it was decided by the Supreme Court in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette that public students cannot be required to salute the flag. My teacher and I have made a compromise that I will stand in any direction I wish during the salute but not say anything while we research the legalities of the salute/pledge and its manner of delivery (i.e. standing or sitting). She says that she can punish/write me up for defiance of a teacher if I do not stand because she tells me to stand up at the same time of the salute/pledge (like if the teacher tells you to stand up and give a presentation I guess) therefore I still must stand. I would appreciate if somebody would give me something that could be helpful in showing that standing during the salute/pledge even if the teacher tells you to, not a law or school rule, is not punishable by any means. By the way, five extra minutes for the class are set aside for the salute/pledge and daily announcements. Thank you in advance for your time!

    14 AnswersLaw & Ethics1 decade ago
  • Can you have a x/3 time signature?

    The x is any number, and how might one go about counting in it?

    4 AnswersClassical1 decade ago
  • Where in a mitochondrion is ATP produced?

    I know how it is produced, but where is it produced?

    2 AnswersBiology1 decade ago