Woke regarding film/TV: is it a big deal?

[The Wormhole]

No, I stand by the US Constitution whether it is convenient or not.

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[Firebird]

Whoa, did you just threaten me? I feel unsafe now!

Nah. The rest of us are watching you speedrun your way into an inevitable permanent holiday from the board.

 

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

Some do, but most call it a human zygote. And, if you want to talk science, it's a scientific fact that a human zygote has less brain function and pain sensitivity than an adult cow or pig. So, would you say that killing a cow or pig is murder?

Is a cow human? No.
Is a pig human? No.
Is a zygote human? Yes.
Is human murder illegal? Yes.

 

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

Best you leave if you're feeling threatened.

Is this also a threat?

 

[HotRod]

Is this also a threat?

 

[Gaith]

Is a cow human? No.
Is a pig human? No.
Is a zygote human? Yes.
Is human murder illegal? Yes.

So, you concede your opposition to human zygote termination has nothing to do with science.

 

[Warp Core Breach]

 

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

So, you concede your opposition to human zygote termination has nothing to do with science.

A human zygote is a human being. Intentional termination = murder. How is this unscientific?

 

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

 

[Steve Roby]

P.S. I don't want to dive into politics

Just pulling this out again to take another look at it. We were all so young and innocent then.

 

[BK613]

No, I stand by the US Constitution whether it is convenient or not.

Then you must have missed this part (emphasis added):

This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.​

 

[JD]

I'm shocked the mods haven't come in and shut this down yet, any chances of this being a productive conversation seem to have passed.

 

[Gaith]

A human zygote is a human being.

That's merely an opinion. Human beings have brains, spinal cords, hearts, and lungs - and, perhaps most importantly, cognition. Zygotes, whether human or cow or pig, don't have any of those.

 

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

That's merely an opinion. Human beings have brains, spinal cords, hearts, and lungs - and, perhaps most importantly, cognition. Zygotes, whether human or cow or pig, don't have any of those.

Sit back and watch, and a zygote will grow to have all of your requirements for human life.
A cow zygote is not human.
A pig zygote is not human.
A human zygote is human.

 

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

Then you must have missed this part (emphasis added):

This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.​

Do you object to anything here?

 

[Firebird]

Ah, so that's why the pro-life crowd was perfectly okay with Kristi Noem murdering her dog and goat.

 

[Tosk]

A human zygote is human.

It's a potential human. What happens to it if the parent evicts an unwanted tenant?

 

[BK613]

Do you object to anything here?

Nope, not really. We tried that weak-ass central government shit with the Articles of Confederation. It doesn't work.

 

[cooleddie74]

And then from 1861-65 the Confederacy and that worked just as poorly, and a lot worse in some respects.

 

[The Realist]

So, anyone seen any good TV shows lately?

I'm watching Ultraman Nexus. It's pretty awesome, but it would be even better if it had a buncha LGBTQ+ characters in it, if only because it would piss off all the right people.