A woman's child and a woman's arm have different DNA. The fetus is not part of the woman's body. It is merely inside of it.

Your comment about contraception was used to expound upon your farcical idea that I have created a moral definition of abortion and contraception and when they might be wrong. That is what I refuted. I did not use a strawman to avoid the issue of the side effects of an abortion ban, I merely pointed out that the…

You imply that human speciation and the scientific definition of life are moral norms created to easy my conscience. A ban on adult murder brings just as many complications as one on abortion. The difficulty in deterring violence is not a reason for endorsing violence, and the definition of human life should not be…

The left/right split within libertarianism is a different debate about property rights. There are plenty of right-wing libertarians, like Walter Block and Murray Rothbard, who are pro-abortion. "Left libertarian" refers to anarcho-syndicalism, while "right libertarians" are anarcho-capitalists. My point is rather…

The human genome isn't a line I drew, though I'm flattered you'd credit me with such an achievement.

The other moral actor is the fetus, not the father.

It's actually a distant sequel that takes place during the American Revolution and follows John Kratos, a member of the secret organization of Assassins, as he fights to stop the Templars. He is guided by an avatar of Athena, so it's still related to Greece!

You completely ignored the fact that there are libertarians who acknowledge two moral actors in a pregnancy. If there were only a single actor, the mother, you would be right. But a human cannot be pregnant with a non-human, so far as I know, so there are two moral actors, assuming that humans' natural rights are…

I get that you don't like him, but you've already stated and I have already addressed all of those points. You can reread this thread if you want a response to your claims.

That is the popular definition of libertarianism, yes. Socially liberal, fiscally conservative, and thoroughly uncompromising. It's not by accident that Ron Paul has become the symbol of the fight for smaller government.

I'm going to disagree, I like to make my stances known.

Oh, you're right, I did mention liberals. I didn't insult them though, so I was thrown off by your "liberals=bad". Human rights are usually considered the strongest area for liberals, so my claim that Ron Paul does even better than them is merely to make use of a standard of comparison.

I never mentioned liberals.

First of all, I consider him a libertarian, not a Libertarian. I don't have a lot of respect for the LP's compromise-friendly agenda. Libertarianism is not a party, it is a philosophy. It is not incompatible with conservatism, though it is with progressive (or neo) conservatism. Being a member of the GOP does not…

Uh huh. So my reply to a guy calling people who invest in gold "stupid and fearful" and also lying about Ron Paul's assets is the problem here? I'm not bothering to argue with him on currency production because he clearly only made that post to insult Ron Paul. If the comment had been thoughtful, I would have…

Marginal utility's key flaw is the assumption that rationality is universal. Neo-classical economics (including Keynesianism) uses that assumption to conclude that demand is predictable and formulaic (to varying degrees, depending on the school). That conclusion is used to inflate commodity bubbles and fiat…

I consider Ron Paul a libertarian because his positions are based in the philosophy of non-aggression. He actively fights the growth of the State and has endorsed voluntaryism.

That's a pretty sweet case. Honestly the chassis is the hardest part of any new build. There're just so many great options these days.

I've still got an "old" pre-Sandy Bridge i7-920, and I don't see anything here that entices me to upgrade. Here's looking at you, 8 Series! Seriously, why is it taking so long to get on board with USB and SATA 3.0. I have six internal drives and five externals that I use on a daily basis, and I'm not upgrading until…

Ron Paul Swag is pretty cool site. I especially like their 2nd Amendment shirts, though there was a very good Sons of Liberty design that seems to be out of print now... [ronpaulswag.com]