Mindy Newton Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Nothing wrong with Barbara's quote.Rand said, "wish." A wish could, of course, express a mere whim. But a wish also might be a deeply considered choice. = MindyWhat are you talking about? Barbara didn't quote Rand; I did. On the other hand, one of Barbara's assertions about Rand was very wrong.I read the embedded quotes wrong, Merlin, sorry. You supplied a quote in response to Barbara's contradicting somebody else. You didn't actually state whether you thought your quote supported or opposed Barbara's statement.Then Brandt said he thought Barbara's point needed re-formulating. I had assumed that was your position also. Phew.If you disagreed about something else Barbara said, what was it?My point was that Rand said "wish" and that that didn't mean "whim." = Mindy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merjet Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 You supplied a quote in response to Barbara's contradicting somebody else. You didn't actually state whether you thought your quote supported or opposed Barbara's statement.Then Brandt said he thought Barbara's point needed re-formulating. I had assumed that was your position also. Phew.If you disagreed about something else Barbara said, what was it?You are correct that I didn't explicitly say the quote from Rand opposed Barbara's statement. It was so clear to me I didn't believe it was necessary. That I didn't respond to Brant doesn't mean I totally agreed with him. Her statement needed far beyond a "re-formulation." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brant Gaede Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Folks:Realizing this might be quite controversial, I will pose it anyway!Fact pattern:Wife A and Husband B decide together to have children.They become pregnant.Three months into the pregnancy, reasons unknown, Wife A declares that she does not want the _______[fetus, human life, etc. undefined at this point for the sake of this problem].Does Husband B have any claim/right on the _________________[fetus, human life, etc. undefined at this point for the sake of this problem]..If not, why not?If yes, based on what theory of human rights?AdamNo. Becuse contrary to your assertion he was never pregnant. --Brant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryShannon Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 Welome to Objectivist Living, Gerry!BarbaraWow! Thank you very much, Barbara! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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