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> Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote:
>> "Jenn" <n...@em.ail> wrote in message news:jju689$e2n$1...@dont-email.me...
>>> On 3/15/2012 6:06 PM, Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote:
>>>> "Jenn" <
m...@noe.mail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:jjtlao$i1h$1...@dont-email.me...
>>>>> Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote:
>>>
>>>>>> So you think the mother, who claims a one hundred percent right
>>>>>> to do what she will with her body, deserves, when her body
>>>>>> produces a child,
>>>>>> some form of monetary payment to cover birthing expenses she KNEW
>>>>>> she would incur and she wants the sperm donor to pay? Good
>>>>>> grief!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> They both knew when they did the deed there was a possibility of
>>>>> conception regardless of method of birth control used because
>>>>> nothing is 100%.
>>>>
>>>> Makes zero difference as the man cannot get pregnant.
>>>
>>> Neither can the woman unless the man participates.
>>
>> Participation does not mean responsibility. For example, a man
>> participates in a tennis match. An irate fan throws a beer bottle and
>> hits him on the head knocking him out. Is the tennis player
>> responsible for his injury? No he is not.
>
> The irate fan committed assault with intent to do harm on an innocent
> person, which is on the books as a crime.
That's a non sequitur, Jenn. You simply have to do better than that. When
you respond to a point try to understand the point so you can respond
somewhat intelligently.
>> It's the same thing if a
>> woman copulates with a man.
>
> Hardly ... consensual sex is not a crime. Assault up side the head with
> a beer bottle is a crime.
Another non sequitur. It's apparent you didn't even try to understand the
analogy.
>> The man can't get pregnant just like the
>> irate man can't throw the beer bottle at himself.
>
> Irrelevant comparison.
Why? And, don't say it's because it's a crime because that dog don't hunt.
>> You WANT to see responsibility where there is none because you're a
>> woman.
>
> haha Not so .. I want to see responsibility required of everyone in
> every situtation, not just gender specific situations.
Negative! You want to see SHARED responsibility which is a stupid, liberal
concept. There is no shared responsibility for a unilateral decision like
copulation. NONE!
>
> <snip>
>>>
>>> Not really. It's logical to conclude if 2 people participate in an
>>> action that results in a combined outcome, they both are responsible
>>> for that outcome. Wouldn't you agree?
>
>> It is illogical to conclude that if two people participate in an
>> action they are both equally responsible when the action is either
>> sanctioned or not 100% by the female.
>
> Both parties who participate in any action are equally responsible for
> their individual contribution to the end result regardless of gender.
Simply not so. I can give you example after example where that's simply
not true when it comes to *decisions* and that's what we're talking about
here -- the decision to have sex which is 100% the woman's decision. Any
consequences of a unilateral decision like that rests solely on the
shoulders of the person making that decision. Here are a few examples:
A man makes a decision to read a book. He ends up disliking the book. Does
the book share equal responsibility for that dislike?
A woman makes a decision to ride her bicycle. She fails to see or ignores
a danger which is sand on the pavement. She falls and breaks her arm. Does
the sand share equal responsibility for her fall?
So, I suppose you're now going to say - well, sand and books are inanimate
objects so that's an invalid analogy. So get this:
A woman has a baby. The woman decides to give the baby a bath. Her phone
rings and she goes into another room to answer it. The baby drowns before
she gets back. Does the baby share the responsibility for it's death? I
doubt even you, with all your illogic, will say the baby shares the
responsibility.
>> If a woman says "NO" then the
>> action doesn't occur (barring rape). If the woman says "YES" then
>> the action is 100% sanctioned by her and her alone.
>
> The man also is implicitely saying "YES", therefore, also 100%
> sanctioning the same action.
But, the man can't say "yes" if the woman says "no" so what the man says
*after the fact*
has no bearing on the action. Girl, you sure are grasping for straws.
>> It's not the act
>> that matters. It's the consent for the act to take place.
>
> Both parties implicitely sanction an action if/when they both
> acknowledge any affirmative action and proceed with that action.
Sorry, but only ONE person, the female sanctions the act. Without that
sanction the man can't proceed. When a man can't proceed, that alone
should tell you that it's 100% the woman's decision, thus it's 100% her
responsibility for any consequences that occur due to her taking the 100%
unilateral decision which excludes the man. If she says "yes" it's the
same thing. 100% her's to accept full responsibility for her decision. How
many times am I going to have to repeat that it's the act that matters
respecting pregnancy and it's the woman who says yes or no to the act?
>
>
>> The woman
>> is 100% responsible for giving or withholding consent.
>
> Just as the man is also 100% responsible for giving and withholding his
> consent.
A secondary, after the fact (the woman's initial consent), decision has no
bearing on the initial decision. That's why it's called *after the fact*.
The fact is the woman gives consent. She's does that all by herself in the
dank, dark recesses of her skull. She should be logical enough to
understand that which she does unilaterally (the decision to copulate)
should it result in pregnancy is 100% hers to take full responsibility
for.
>
>
>> If her 100%
>> consent results in pregnancy then she should be willing to accept
>> 100% of those consequences without trying to assign a certain amount
>> of responsiblity to the man. Again, I'm speaking strictly from a
>> logical standpoint.
>
> Logically speaking, using the same logic you just used ... the same
> result should be expected from everyone regardless of gender.
Again, the man cannot become pregnant so his after the fact decision to
have sex with a woman who gives him unilateral consent has no bearing on
her decision. You seem to want to put the cart before the horse. That's
dumb and you know it.
,snip>
>> Morality is a strawman argument, Jenn. Don't forget this a logical
>> discussion. Morality can easily be used to muddle the argument as can
>> civil law but neither matters in a logical discussion.
>
> You opened the door for the addition of morality in this discussion long
> ago when you introduced the idea of 'responsibility/irresponsibility'
> and made a moral judgement/conclusion based solely on gender.
>
Only to debunk your attempting to use it as a strawman argument. And, I'm
making definitive statements on the basis of the logical argument of
accepting responsibility for a decision one make unilaterally - all the
responsibility since all the decision is made by the woman. I have
repeated over and over again that morality is a non-factor. I've stated
that ethics is the factor behind accepting a logic based consequence.
Being a woman, you'll never allow yourself to accept the logic of it
because the logic runs counter to your *feelings* about shared
responsibility. "Oh, it just isn't fair," she whines".
> <snip>
>>>>> If a man is going to hop into bed with just any woman who is like
>>>>> that, then he is more than likely to have a similar character.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Again, men don't become pregnant. There is little or no motivation
>>>> for them NOT to have sex when the woman says, "Come, let's have
>>>> sex."
>>>
>>> Each person, including men are controlled by their own personal moral
>>> compass. Wouldn't you agree? A man can just say "no" regardless of
>>> the invitation.
>
>> Morality? C'mon, Jenn, please stick to a logical argument.
>
> Morality was introduced to this discussion when you began to argue your
> premise soley based on gender.
Negative. Morality has nothing to do with gender. Morality is a concept
independent of gender. And, I have repeated over and over again that your
attempting to insert morality into a logical argument is is a non
sequitur. Yet, here you are again attempting to use it to argue against
the logic of a 100% decision by one person means that person bears 100% of
the responsibility for the consequences of that decision. I'm not going to
let you get away with more obfuscation, Jenn.
> <snip>
>
> BTW, thank you for this extremely interesting discussion! It is
> refreshing to interact on a topic intellectually with any one person who
> can stick to the topic despite not agreeing on every point, and not
> resort to ad homs and cursing every other sentence. Much appreciated!
> :-)
You're welcome.
And, thank you, too. Although, I am becoming frustrated at your refusal to
stick to logic and to present a logic-based rebuttal. Until you do, you
haven't swayed me (and hopefully any lurkers) into changing our minds.
Here is a logic-based summary of my contentions:
1) a woman has a 100% say in any decision to copulate (barring rape)
(agree or disagree)
2) if she says "no", there are no reproductive consequences for her
decision
(agree or disagree)
3) if she says "yes" there are reproductive consequences for her
decision -
she could become pregnant
(agree or disagree)
4) the woman, having a 100% say in the decision to copulate,
should logically be willing to bear 100% of the reproductive
consequences.
(agree or disagree)
--
Sir Gregory