It was a great article with thought provoking opinions. I don't understand why that would confuse you so much.

The defensive player has to establish his position before absorbing contact from the offensive player. If Paul Pierce was in the air when he got hit, the foul is on him.

Thank God.... crisis averted.

"It's simple, son. ESPN chases the ratings. Now just wait, I'll bet we'll be flooded with contentless articles chasing after mouse clicks by simply using the name 'Michael Sam' in the title."

Except that it's not going to be like Tim Tebow at all.

His point about having a seat at the table because of his children is completely valid.

You get it, Romola. You really do. You've seen through me, especially when you're so keenly able to weed out every time I've stated that I don't think a woman is less important than the baby she's carrying. Or the times I've stated that a baby isn't more important than it's mother. Or the time where I said that I…

Agreed, however once that creation is able to function beyond the limitations established for it, it becomes something else entirely.

I mean that, in my view, once an artificial mind begins thinking for itself, it can no longer be an artificial mind. It's an independent mind.

Philosophically speaking, how could you bond with artificial intelligence, being that it's artificial. And yes, you absolutely could bond with a mind that wasn't human. We do this with dogs, apes, etc. Of course it's much more simple than what it means to bond with each other.

Great question! To me, it's pretty clear. Just look at what we're doing here. You're typing from wherever you are, and I'm responding from Tennessee. We're having a discussion and that means we're connecting to each other. It's a weak bond, but a bond none the less. Now, I could tell you that I love you, that I…

There are plenty of trolls on internet comment sections who say things just to get a reaction. On to the actual discussion. Lets set some parameters. Biologically speaking, when does a fetus transform into a baby?

Instead of?? How about I care about all of them? That's a novel concept. How about the mother too?

Yeah, this is what I was talking about. You're either completely ignorant or willfully neglectful. I'll waste little time with this and be done with you. The easiest way for you to figure out how in the world a baby is not a parasite is quite simple. Go google "parasite" and look at the images. Then google "baby"…

I suggest you do the same. Let the people who have the ability to distinguish between "collections of cells" and "babies" make decisions about how we proceed as a society. It really shouldn't matter to you any way. Your concept of the extent of humanity suggests that you're just a collection of cells too. So…

I did not mourn at all. Just a plant. You know what? I believe you. I think really don't understand why it's a big deal. I'd love to have a real conversation about it. That cool with you?

Not that you're looking for a conversation, but it couldn't happen anyway, given that you consider an unborn child a parasite.

Thanks for the civil discussion. You're one of the few offering it. So far, I'm being labeled and ignorant, woman hating, asshole. I appreciate your courtesy. Please don't come away from this thinking that I'm judging anyone. I'm not. I'm making a statement about an issue. There's a difference. Maybe I said…

I can't help it that you're unable to understand simple math. Saying something is not more important than something else doesn't mean it's less important. I have never even suggested that a baby is more important than its mother. Stop forcing words into my mouth. You must know how it feels to have something forced…

Your response to my perceived judgement.... is to judge me. I guess you weren't QUITE full.