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Old 08-20-2008, 04:16 PM   #59
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Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon View Post
wisdom is being able to realize and concede that it is easier to comment on a matter theoretically on an anonymous message board, than it is to actually have to make such a critical personal or family decision during a difficult time.
I'm saying he chooses to offer no thinking or reasoning on the issue.

Maybe you throw out your thinking when the situation comes up, but to take a complete pass? Come on!

Surely we would be less impressed if Creek couldn't come up with anything on the sale of organs, or the ethics of the sex trade, or whether the one-child policy in China is moral.

If you can't make up your mind, fine. But you should be able to explain, in terms of the ethics, the pros and cons, and why you can't make up your mind.
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