But in general parents that say one thing with the right hand about how wrong abortion is and then say a person has the right to do it is not fully grasping the hypocrisy a smart child will see.
Thank God we don't let children run the country. Nor you. This is the first time, I think in history, that an argument in the realm of political philosophy has cited the ignorance of children as objective proof that those same children are wholly correct about their misinformed opinions:
Premise 1: Child thinks x.
Premise 2: Student of political science, philosophy, religion and psychology, with a master's degree in education, thinks y.
Premise 3: There is no higher form of intelligence in the world than an un-educated child.
Premise 4: Child thinks Well-educated, worldly person with life experience is silly.
Conclusion: Grad student, and all of the authors he reads, each world-renowned in their fields, are silly.
I'll give you this: you're original, but just because you've personally been astonished at how much smarter than you some children are doesn't mean their opinions on morality or philosophy are of any consequence. The only reason my argument wouldn't make any sense to a child is that a child's sense of morality, as per Piaget and Kohlberg, is entirely based on what they want for themselves and, around middle school age, what they see as the prevalent morality in the world around them. Your argument makes me think you, too, are stuck in stage 1 or 2 of Kohlberg's moral development, while most people on this forum, on the left and right, are at stages 4, 5 or 6. This realization leads me to believe that you may, in fact, be 9 years old.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohlberg%2 ... evelopment"One good act that Christ did makes all people right with God. And that brings true life for all." Romans 5:18, NCV, Saint Paul talking about universal salvation.
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