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Is an acorn an oak tree? This is one of the questions that Richard Dawkins asks us to ponder in a fiery new essay on a perhaps the hottest cultural topic of today - abortion.
Abortion is back in the public discourse after it was leaked that the US Supreme Court will overturn Roe vs Wade; a landmark decision that ruled that the US Constitution protects a pregnant womanâs liberty to have an abortion.
Dawkins is a biologist whoâs not afraid to dive head first into these prickly discussions. In his recent essay titled They Think Itâs Murder, he provides us with persuasive arguments against the religious Right.
Firstly, Dawkins tackles their argument that the embryo experiences pain. He says that if you think this, you better be a vegan too, because animals definitely experience pain yet we justify their killing.
What about people who are against killing an embryo because it has the potential of becoming a human? By that logic, every sperm that ends up in a sock and not in a cervix is also a crime!
Check out his essay for more arguments, and let us know your thoughts in the comments.
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Is an acorn an oak tree? This is one of the questions that Richard Dawkins asks us to ponder in a fiery new essay on a perhaps the hottest cultural topic of today - abortion.
Abortion is back in the public discourse after it was leaked that the US Supreme Court will overturn Roe vs Wade; a landmark decision that ruled that the US Constitution protects a pregnant womanâs liberty to have an abortion.
Dawkins is a biologist whoâs not afraid to dive head first into these prickly discussions. In his recent essay titled They Think Itâs Murder, he provides us with persuasive arguments against the religious Right.
Firstly, Dawkins tackles their argument that the embryo experiences pain. He says that if you think this, you better be a vegan too, because animals definitely experience pain yet we justify their killing.
What about people who are against killing an embryo because it has the potential of becoming a human? By that logic, every sperm that ends up in a sock and not in a cervix is also a crime!
Check out his essay for more arguments, and let us know your thoughts in the comments.
ABOUT THINK INC.
Think Inc. is a community of individuals on a mission to expose the true face of modern society. Armed with ideas, we defy the stale conventions of learning by shifting the worldâs attention to global ideas, while opening minds.
Weâre not on the fringe. We are trendsetters with the power to shift perceptions and reshape the face of the mainstream.
In 2014, Think Inc. launched with the mandate of creating a community where ideas can be shared, challenged, voiced and became a champion of democratising ideas. On this foundation, Think Inc. has grown into a powerful collective.
CONNECT WITH US
Join our mailing list â bit.ly/think-sign-up
Check out our store â bit.ly/ao-think-store
Website: https://thinkinc.org.au/
Facebook: facebook.com/ThinkInc.org.au
Twitter: twitter.com/thinkincAU
Instagram: instagram.com/thinkinc
LinkedIn: au.linkedin.com/company/think-inc.-events
