Resistance is futile, and so is your life.
Posted on 09/12/2006 4:28:08 PM PDT by wagglebee
PRINCETON, September 12, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In a question and answer article published in the UK's Independent today, controversial Princeton University Professor Peter Singer repeats his notorious stand on the killing of disabled newborns. Asked, "Would you kill a disabled baby?", Singer responded, "Yes, if that was in the best interests of the baby and of the family as a whole."
People who oppose Singer's position have maintained that Singer is the logical extension of the culture of death and that society will eventually embrace his stance if there is no shift to the culture of life. Alex Scadenberg, Executive Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition commented to LifeSiteNews.com about Singer saying, "at least he's consistent." In fact, Singer himself uses the abortion debate to justify his murderous stance.
"Many people find this shocking," continued Singer, "yet they support a woman's right to have an abortion." Concluding his point, Singer said, "One point on which I agree with opponents of abortion is that, from the point of view of ethics rather than the law, there is no sharp distinction between the foetus and the newborn baby."
Singer's position, similar to the culture of death, is that there is no inherent dignity in man, there is no sanctity of human life. Man deserves no special treatment since, Singer rejects that man was created in the image and likeness of God.
Asked about the choice between killing 10 cows or a human, Singer said he would kill the cows, but not because they were of less value, but because humans would mourn the death more. "I've written that it is much worse to kill a being who is aware of having a past and a future, and who plans for the future. Normal humans have such plans, but I don't think cows do. And normal humans have family and friends who will grieve their death in ways more vivid and longer-lasting than the way cows may care about other cows. (Although a cow certainly misses her calf for a long time, if the calf is taken from her. That's why there is a major ethical problem with dairy products.) If I really had to make such a decision, I'd kill the cows."
Schadenberg commented saying, "Once again Singer is making distinctions between human beings he would consider normal and those he would consider not normal, thus he is deciding who is a person and who is not. Non-persons are allowed to be killed." The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition leader concluded, "even though Singer does not like to be compared to the Nazi's especially since his parents died in the Holocaust, his philosophical position is identical to what the Nazi's proposed. The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition is primarily concerned for the lives of people with disabilities and other vulnerable persons."
See the whole interview:
http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article1466409...
Yes, but who is Michigan Bill?
the only good thing about princeton is that they have an active pro-life club.
It is not good that he does it in an upfront manner, because he stands on the prestige and mystique of Princeton University, and thousands are swayed by this. He should shut up about it.
Review: Peter Singer's "A Darwinian Left: Politics, Evolution, and Cooperation"
I know someone who is so proud that her son is starting his Ph.D. in philosophy at Princeton. She had never heard of Peter Singer.
She had never heard of Peter Singer >>
I guess she'll find out soon. You may want to click on his keyword and send it on to her.
A society which no longer defends innocent life is finished as a civilization and fades into barbarism and sadistic tyranny. Along with those who provide the rationale for such genocide. It's a damnable legacy to leave behind for subsequent generations.
I'm only saying that just because Singer describes himself as a Darwinist, if he does, that doesn't mean that any large portion of Darwinists, evolutionists, or fence-sitters would be in agreement with him or his conclusions.
I believe that evolution occurs. I believe that countless examples in our everyday lives show it in action. But just because I can see the cold hand of Nature in inter-species rivalries doesn't mean that I think people should be subjected to the same ruthless Procrustean ordeal.
We are a cooperative species, helping each other when we can, knowing that eventually, we too will be in need. Singer likes to think of himself as the rugged individualist, the frontiersman, needing and asking nothing of society.
He is heading for a brutal fall.
Resistance is futile, and so is your life.
That's hilarious :)
This is nonsense and a testament to the poor state of the academy in todays America. Genetics tells us quite clearly that new human life, a diploid organism, is extant after fertilization completes.
The twinning argument is supercilious nonsense that goes like this. Because the zygote may split into two distinct human organisms it is OK to kill that human life. IOW's two for the price of one justifies killing human life.
The science of genetics is clear, the problem is that college level developmental biology books are rife with ideology stepping all over the science. Your tome is a prime example of that.
Sanctification of human life is an asset to society only as long there is agreement between its members to promote and maintain order, war allows for neglect of the principle as does want and famine.
Singer's biggest "sin" is equating perfection with utility.
"Peter Singer's mother has Alzheimer's."
I can understand why.
He's ethically consistent. There is no difference between a baby one week before birth and a baby one week after birth.
However, as the mother of a handicapped child, I find hiim morally repugnant. I certainly wouldn't mourn his death. He's not much more than a cow to me.
Despite the bad sentence structure, I hope that was understood.
Despite the bad sentence structure, I hope that was understood.
A natural conclusion based on the leftist-feminazi obsession with killing their babies.
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