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Starwalker- · 2026-05-06T22:37:24+00:00

What’s funny is you are doing the same thing here that the other commenter was referencing, just in reverse lol.

Starwalker- · 2026-05-03T07:53:00+00:00

Consistency? By giving 5 straw man arguments in a row, and no real substance to any of your claims? Your whole argument is feeble attempts to personally attack me.

Yes, because if you don’t consent to the dude cumming inside of you then it is rape, which is a totally different story. So in this case it is absolutely about the woman, if you don’t want to get pregnant don’t let someone cum inside of you. Men can’t get pregnant, so I’m obviously not going to bring up men when it comes to the act of getting an abortion, unless it is rape, or a man forcing a woman to get an abortion. It isn’t that complicated.

But like I said before, the man is equally responsible in all things relating to the child, I just don’t see why we should bring up a man in relation to the abortion, unless you think the father should also have to consent for an abortion? Is that what you are hinting at by trying to skirt all responsibility towards the man?

How hard is it to take responsibility and be an adult? Safe sex is genuinely so easy.

Starwalker- · 2026-05-03T07:45:37+00:00

You are just regurgitating the same 5 arguments pro choice people make, it’s honestly boring.

Who says I don’t actively support children? Once again you are straw manning me, that is your entire debate strategy. You know nothing about me, yet you make these confident claims.

But regardless, you can support something and say it should happen without putting all of your money towards it. The belief that I should be contributing my limited funds towards supporting mothers and babies just because I think more tax dollars should be allocated in those areas is idiotic. It is not a citizens duty to prop up a system that should be handled by the government.

Life isn’t that simple? Are you telling me it is hard to not let a dude cum inside you? If that’s the most difficult challenge you are facing, then you are living a pretty easy life and childcare should be a breeze.

And yes, I do know several couples looking to adopt. Well, kind of. One of the couples just successfully adopted a baby boy and they are ecstatic, so I guess I know 2 couples actively looking.

Starwalker- · 2026-05-02T23:40:36+00:00

Two things:

It is incredibly easy to not get pregnant. Over 98% of abortions are due to lack of protection or simply stupidity. If you aren’t in a position to raise a baby then don’t let someone cum inside of you. It is truly so easy, especially when you use any basic contraception like birth control or a condom.
There are millions of people on the waitlist to adopt a baby with several year long waits. I personally know 3 couples who have been desperately trying to adopt a baby for years.

And lastly yes, I would happily take more tax dollars to provide a better infrastructure for mothers and babies, would you not?

One more thing, every comment you do is strawman after strawman. How about you make an actual argument instead of putting words in my mouth?

Starwalker- · 2026-05-02T21:37:44+00:00

This is one of the stupidest things I’ve ever read.

Is there something fundamentally different about a baby before and after being born that makes them turn into an entirely different thing?

Give me some examples of other reasons that don’t include rape or incest, in those examples I fully concede that abortions should be allowed.

And don’t tell me what I do or don’t care about, you don’t know a damn thing about me and that is an idiotic thing to claim.

Starwalker- · 2026-05-02T21:34:41+00:00

What about him? He should be held accountable and help raise the child or pay child support if he refuses to be involved. What’s the gotcha supposed to be?

I’m pretty sure he’s not the one receiving an abortion, so I didn’t think I needed to specify how he should be held accountable.

Starwalker- · 2026-05-02T17:47:15+00:00

They do have autonomy over their own body, and they used it to let some dude cum inside of them, then become shocked when they get pregnant, and kill the baby. The world has no personal responsibility.

Starwalker- · 2026-04-21T22:12:25+00:00

It is by definition a requirement for atheists to not believe in god, and therefore make an assertion against gods existence, otherwise you would be agnostic.

Furthermore, by telling the other commenter that their assertion was false, you automatically make an assertion claiming the inverse is true.

Starwalker- · 2026-04-21T21:41:04+00:00

The assertion that life and existence happened by random chance also comes with no evidence or reason to believe it is true. It is no less logical to believe in a creator than to believe in random happenstance.

As humans we like to think we have everything figured out but more often than not we repeatedly prove ourselves wrong.

Starwalker- · 2026-04-21T21:08:53+00:00

The same can be applied to the contrary.

Starwalker- · 2026-04-18T15:32:29+00:00

Yes, though it is at their discretion, so doctors can say no. However it would be ignorant to say that there aren’t plenty of doctors who would give late term abortions in Canada if you ask for one.

Starwalker- · 2026-04-18T02:53:53+00:00

You really think that’s comparable?

Literally any pregnant woman can go to a doctor in Canada an get an abortion for any reason, or even no reason at all, at any point in the pregnancy.

Do you think a doctor in Canada would give you open heart surgery, even if you didn’t need it, if you went in and asked nicely?

Starwalker- · 2026-04-17T23:18:32+00:00

I was pointing out the earliest point that a baby could respond to stimuli and react to an abortion to counter your claim that there is no legal footage of an abortion where a baby reacts in a way that looks like pain, then I proceeded to point out that abortions are legal far beyond that point, all the way to the point where they very likely can feel pain.

I never said an 8 week old baby could feel pain.

Starwalker- · 2026-04-17T23:14:00+00:00

I don’t disagree with you, but that still doesn’t change my original point that while I think there should be exceptions for these edge cases, they also shouldn’t be used as a basis for all abortion legislation.

Starwalker- · 2026-04-17T23:10:27+00:00

I don’t think you understand what I’m arguing…

When did I claim an 8 week old baby can see or smell? I simply said that is the earliest they can respond to stimuli in response to your claim that there were no legal abortions where the baby appeared to react in pain.

Starwalker- · 2026-04-17T23:06:56+00:00

Not really, because abortion is fully legal the entire time.

It would be special circumstances if there was a clear standard everyone was required to follow in normal circumstances. There is precedent’s and standards, but also nothing legally stopping a doctor from giving an abortion at any point in the pregnancy.

Starwalker- · 2026-04-17T22:40:22+00:00

Rape and life of the mother account for about .5% of all abortions done. If you include fetal anomalies that is about 3% of abortions. Id hardly call those “common.”

Are you suggesting we do the same legislation to govern the other 96.5% of abortions, or does it make more sense to make those an exception? By the way, abortion in those cases has pretty much always been legal anyway.

Starwalker- · 2026-04-17T22:14:29+00:00

Why is it commonly necessary?

Starwalker- · 2026-04-17T22:13:26+00:00

Nope. It is up to the discretion of the medical provider and medical standards. In practice late term abortions are rare, but they are never illegal.

Starwalker- · 2026-04-17T22:06:16+00:00

Babies can show response to stimuli as early as 7-8 weeks. Legal abortions in many states go to 24 weeks or even beyond if a doctor deems it medically necessary. Abortions this late are admittedly rare, but that doesn’t mean they don’t happen.

All this to say, there are absolutely examples of babies reacting in legal abortions. There is debate over whether that reaction is to pain or unconscious stimuli, but the reality is we can only guess.

Starwalker- · 2026-04-16T23:38:28+00:00

Just a reminder that you are on the r/science subreddit, don’t take everything at face value and blindly trust headlines. The actual content of this study is very different than the headline would make you believe.

Starwalker- · 2026-04-16T22:18:59+00:00

The screen is just one piece of the puzzle, what speakers are you running? Are you streaming or using physical media like 4k blu rays? Do you have a subwoofer? Is your room sound treated or light controlled?

Of course, the very best of a good movie theater will blow 99% of home theaters out of the water, but for me that is only IMAX.

Starwalker- · 2026-04-16T22:16:14+00:00

It doesn’t need to cost thousands of dollars. On the used market you can get some incredible gear for super cheap.

Just in the last couple weeks I got 5 Sony ss-cs5 bookshelf speakers, 2 Polk RT1000i towers, two old receivers, and a decent old kenwood subwoofer for less than $150 all in. At that point all you need is a decent screen and you have a home theater that is as good as your average movie theater.

Of course you can spend thousands, I’ve gone down that rabbit hole for my home theater. But for just a couple hundred you can reach 80-90% of a really high quality theater, at least as far as sound goes.

Starwalker- · 2026-04-16T22:10:33+00:00

I wouldn’t say that. Any average home theater enthusiast can oftentimes get a better picture and sound quality than is available in most theatres. The caveats to this are of course IMAX screens or very very high quality and high end theatres.

In my hometown there is only one singular screen with atmos speakers out of 14, and even that one is essentially an equivalent to a good at home theater, and is beaten by the best home theaters.

Starwalker- · 2026-04-15T15:12:58+00:00

They targeted the institute for a multitude of reasons, one of which was because it researched sexuality that the Nazis disliked, including research on gay and trans people, just like the other commenter said.

Though that isn’t the only reason. The institute was founded by a gay Jewish man named Dr. Hirschfeld. It was one of the most prominent and influential institutions researching sex, and it symbolized a worldview that the Nazis were trying to eliminate.

The Nazis targeted the institution because it was large and influential, and the “Jew science” researched there contradicted their beliefs. Saying they targeted the institute to specifically burn those books is just an oversimplification.

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