Nope. I'm just pointing out the fallacy in using them as part of an argument before anyone does - as so often happens in these debates.



Not so. My religion is wholly separate from my view on what a woman's rights are. I won't even bother using my religion as ammunition in this argument, despite that it does indeed frown upon the act of abortion. I can think whatever I want about a woman who chooses to abort a child (and 9 times out of 10 it's not very high). That being said, my religion has nothing to do with the freedoms I think the law should permit. I think the fact that marijuana is illegal while alcohol (a far more damaging drug) is, is absurd. And I'll argue against that fact. But I'll never use my religion as part of that debate.



I don't pre-suppose anything, it's a proven fact. If you use your religion as the basis for an argument, you're only speaking to those people who already agree with you - in which case there's no sense in debating. Nowhere have I mentioned my religious beliefs as a means of defending why abortion should or should not be illegal.



I am confident you don't know the first thing about my religion. Furthermore, my religious beliefs have not once entered into this argument. I keep them separate in debates like this, since this is not a religious debate. All I've been trying to do is ask that others kindly do the same.

It doesn't matter what someone's beliefs, religious or otherwise, are when it comes to a debate. All that matters is what factual information one can provide to prove something either right or wrong. We can all believe what we damn well choose, but when entering an argument those beliefs are as irrelevant as what your favorite color is or what kind of sports you most enjoy.