Friday, January 18, 2013

If it saves one life

In justifying new gun-control measures, Joe Biden recently argued that: “As the President said, if your actions result in only saving one life, they’re worth taking.”

This is a fundamental principle of public safety. Clearly gun-control is just the first step in implementing the if-it-saves-one-life principle. Knowing Obama to be a man of integrity, I anticipate his extending this principle to comparable public safety issues, like the need for mandatory breast reduction to alleviate the risk of breast-related homicides. After all, if that results in saving just one life, it’s worth taking:

9 comments:

  1. Might get a chuckle from some of the boys but I found this post in very poor taste for a Christian blog.

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    1. You need to master the basic concept of satire.

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    2. It's called a reductio ad absurdum,

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    3. Sorry. I should have said, "I found your use of reductio ad absurdum in very poor taste for a Christian blog." It' just my opinion. Thanks for posting.

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    4. Instead of just washing your finger, why not try to actually be helpful by pointing out how it is in our taste?

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  2. In Latin, Greek, or would you prefer the graphic version of how use of that article is in poor taste for a disciple of Christ? Movin' on.

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    1. What exactly is in poor taste? Do you think a reference to breasts is inherently distasteful? The Bible refers to breasts from time to time. Your objection is morally shallow.

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    2. Do you think Ezekiel 16 is in good taste?

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