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Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself
omegascarlet
Junior Chimp
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« on: May 14, 2017, 07:00:50 PM »

Birth Control (91%): Acceptable, and access to it is a right
Divorce (73%): Acceptable
Pre-Marital Sex (69%): Acceptable
Gambling (65%): Acceptable
Gay or Lesbian Relations (63%): The only legitimate kind of relationship
Having a Baby out of Marriage (62%): Acceptable
Human Embryo Stem-Cell Research (61%): Obligatory, due to the lives it saves and lack of real downside
The Death Penalty (58%): Wrong
Doctor-Assisted Suicide (57%): Acceptable
Animal Fur Clothing (57%): Unsure
Medical Testing on Animals (51%): Acceptable
Abortion (43%): Acceptable
Sex Between Teenagers (36%): Acceptable.
Pornography (36%): Not inherently morally evil, but often quite exploitative, as well as being somewhat unhealthy
Cloning Animals (32%): Acceptable unless health complications are a factor
Suicide (18%): As SWE said, THIS IS NOT A F**KING MORAL ISSUE
Polygamy (17%): Acceptable
Cloning humans (14%): Acceptable if you can ensure the person being born as a "clone" is not hurt by the procedure, but
Extramarital Affairs (9%): The concept of monogamy by default is a damaging one.
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Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself
omegascarlet
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2017, 02:55:16 PM »


Abortion: Something I find myself very conflicted about. On the one hand, the little fetus isn't doing anything wrong. But then again if it's early then it's just a collection of unthinking cells. But also it has the potential to become a great human being. But that is less likely if they are unwanted from the beginning. What tips the scale for me, is that if abortion is banned, women will resort to illegal abortions which is a dangerous health hazard. Protecting the lives of alive women is more important than protecting the chance that a group of cells might turn into a great person. There's too many people in the world anyway. Also, in some cases, I would go so far to favor that abortion should be required in situations of severe birth defects or disabilities. People may deny it, but everyone who wants a child most importantly wants them to be healthy and not a useless tumor.

Just going to point out that forcing a woman to abort when she doesn't want to is effectively rape.
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Junior Chimp
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« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2022, 08:48:54 PM »

Divorce (73%): Only in the case of sexual immorality
But not physical or emotional abuse?
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Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself
omegascarlet
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2022, 02:06:13 PM »
« Edited: May 20, 2022, 02:18:53 PM by Fruit tastes good »

Birth Control (91%): Acceptable(not crazy)
Divorce (73%): Acceptable(not crazy)
Pre-Marital Sex (69%): Acceptable(not crazy)
Gambling (65%):  Acceptable(not crazy)
Gay or Lesbian Relations (63%):  Acceptable(not crazy)
Having a Baby out of Marriage (62%): Acceptable, though often not a good idea
Human Embryo Stem-Cell Research (61%): Acceptable, individual cells don't have any form of consciousness
The Death Penalty (58%): Unacceptable in all cases
Doctor-Assisted Suicide (57%): Acceptable for things like terminal illnesses
Animal Fur Clothing (57%): Unacceptable, killing animals is wrong
Medical Testing on Animals (51%): Unacceptable, unless its the kind of thing we'd be willing to do on humans
Abortion (43%): Acceptable in all cases until the fetus develops the capacity of sapience, unacceptable unless the mother is endangered afterward.
Sex Between Teenagers (36%): Acceptable(not crazy)
Pornography (36%): Acceptable when not exploitative, IIRC most "mainstream" porn is pretty bad about this
Cloning Animals (32%): Unacceptable unless you can guarantee it won't go wrong
Suicide (18%): EDIT(forgot to fill this one in) It is cruel to judge people for falling victim to suicide. No vote
Polygamy (17%): Acceptable
Cloning Humans (14%): Same as cloning animals
Extramarital Affairs (9%): Depends on the situation
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Junior Chimp
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« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2022, 01:43:50 AM »

Polygamy (17%): Unacceptable
Cloning Humans (14%): Unacceptable (slippery slope reasons)
Extramartial Affairs (9%): Unacceptable
. No exception for consensual affairs / polygamy.
But why?
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omegascarlet
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2022, 12:33:44 AM »

Polygamy (17%): Unacceptable
Cloning Humans (14%): Unacceptable (slippery slope reasons)
Extramartial Affairs (9%): Unacceptable
. No exception for consensual affairs / polygamy.
But why?

Not the OP, but polygamy is generally associated with a lack of women's rights.
The thing about consensual affairs makes it clear that it isn't just that association.
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Junior Chimp
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Posts: 7,092


« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2022, 08:50:36 PM »

Polygamy (17%): Unacceptable
Cloning Humans (14%): Unacceptable (slippery slope reasons)
Extramartial Affairs (9%): Unacceptable
. No exception for consensual affairs / polygamy.
But why?

Not the OP, but polygamy is generally associated with a lack of women's rights.
The thing about consensual affairs makes it clear that it isn't just that association.

I just don't like pretending that the polygamous, polyamorous, and open relationship people are normal or acceptable, or that what they do qualifies as marriage in the Western sense even if they have a marriage license.
Why should they not be acceptable? Because they feel icky to you?
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omegascarlet
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2022, 10:21:09 PM »

Polygamy (17%): Unacceptable
Cloning Humans (14%): Unacceptable (slippery slope reasons)
Extramartial Affairs (9%): Unacceptable
. No exception for consensual affairs / polygamy.
But why?

Not the OP, but polygamy is generally associated with a lack of women's rights.
The thing about consensual affairs makes it clear that it isn't just that association.

I just don't like pretending that the polygamous, polyamorous, and open relationship people are normal or acceptable, or that what they do qualifies as marriage in the Western sense even if they have a marriage license.
Why should they not be acceptable? Because they feel icky to you?

Yes. I reserve the right to know the difference between good and bad lifestyles. I'm thinking about the children.
Sure you are, buddy. Sure you are.
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Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself
omegascarlet
Junior Chimp
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Posts: 7,092


« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2022, 10:23:53 PM »

Polygamy (17%): Unacceptable
Cloning Humans (14%): Unacceptable (slippery slope reasons)
Extramartial Affairs (9%): Unacceptable
. No exception for consensual affairs / polygamy.
But why?

Not the OP, but polygamy is generally associated with a lack of women's rights.
The thing about consensual affairs makes it clear that it isn't just that association.

I just don't like pretending that the polygamous, polyamorous, and open relationship people are normal or acceptable, or that what they do qualifies as marriage in the Western sense even if they have a marriage license.
Why should they not be acceptable? Because they feel icky to you?

Yes. I reserve the right to know the difference between good and bad lifestyles. I'm thinking about the children.
Sure you are, buddy. Sure you are.
Not to mention that not all relationships have young children, so even if we pretended that non-monogamous relationships inherently harmed children, it still wouldn't be a good justification. The kind of judgement you're making is the same kind of irrational BS that people who oppose gay rights and interracial marriage do
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