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How much innovation have we lost due to legal abortion?
Posted on 5/20/14 at 6:34 pm
Posted on 5/20/14 at 6:34 pm
There have been almost 56 million legal abortions since Roe vs Wade. 56,000,000
A common theme is that most of these people would have been in poverty, criminals, a drag on society, etc. One can make those assumptions but they simply aren't provable with 100% certainty (but it is an easy concept for people to embrace).
The other side is that within that 56,000,000 number there would have certainly been a percentage that contributed greatly to society, and if not those people directly perhaps their children today or in the future. Lets just say for argument that 0.025% of that population would have been important contributors to the country. That is 14,000 people that could have done great things.
Just presenting another view in opposition to the tired argument in paragraph #2.
A common theme is that most of these people would have been in poverty, criminals, a drag on society, etc. One can make those assumptions but they simply aren't provable with 100% certainty (but it is an easy concept for people to embrace).
The other side is that within that 56,000,000 number there would have certainly been a percentage that contributed greatly to society, and if not those people directly perhaps their children today or in the future. Lets just say for argument that 0.025% of that population would have been important contributors to the country. That is 14,000 people that could have done great things.
Just presenting another view in opposition to the tired argument in paragraph #2.
This post was edited on 5/21/14 at 6:22 am
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Posted on 5/20/14 at 7:06 pm to weagle99
And some would have been child molesters and shemale prostitutes. What's your point?
Posted on 5/20/14 at 7:07 pm to weagle99
While I agree that we have likely lost many great minds (and this, among other things, is why I'm largely against abortion) by the same token we have likely lost thousands of murderers, rapists, child molesters and maybe even a Hitler or two.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 7:14 pm to weagle99
We lost way more bad than good. This isn't the case to make for why abortion is bad.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 7:22 pm to weagle99
Kind of a dumb argument. A lot of bad kids would have been born too.
Your argument suggests that women should just have as many babies as possible with the hope that some will be great innovators, without any regard for having the ability/desire to raise them in a good environment.
I think this is a very bad way to justify either support OR opposition to abortion.
Just think of how many great minds weren't born because of condoms...bad logic
Your argument suggests that women should just have as many babies as possible with the hope that some will be great innovators, without any regard for having the ability/desire to raise them in a good environment.
I think this is a very bad way to justify either support OR opposition to abortion.
Just think of how many great minds weren't born because of condoms...bad logic
This post was edited on 5/20/14 at 7:25 pm
Posted on 5/20/14 at 7:47 pm to weagle99
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The other side is that within that 56,000,000 number there would have certainly been a percentage that contributed greatly to society, and if not those people directly perhaps their children today or in the future. Lets just say for argument that 0.25% of that population would have been important contributors to the country. That is 14,000 people that could have done great things.
And under your reasoning, there would be 55,996,000 people that could be out murdering, raping, molesting kids, stealing, and costing the tax payers tens of trillions more as well as more lost kids of productive citizens in the process.
I guarantee you if I could transport you to an alternate reality where every single one of those kids was born, once I transported you back from that reality, you would be all for abortions. I really don't think its a coincidence that starting in the 80s that violent crime started to take a downturn.
Seriously look at this chart:
Do you really think that with 57 million more unwanted kids on the street that these stats would be a reality? If anything, this graph would likely be turned upside down if your reality came to pass.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 8:22 pm to weagle99
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The other side is that within that 56,000,000 number there would have certainly been a percentage that contributed greatly to society, and if not those people directly perhaps their children today or in the future. Lets just say for argument that 0.25% of that population would have been important contributors to the country. That is 14,000 people that could have done great things.
Wouldn't it be funny if the person who would have ended abortion was aborted?
Posted on 5/20/14 at 9:34 pm to weagle99
Meh without abortion the GOP would probably not have a shot in hell at winning elections 
Posted on 5/20/14 at 10:48 pm to weagle99
We allowed 56 mill Innocent babies to be murdered! It doesn't matter what they could have been, they didn't get that chance.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 10:50 pm to weagle99
We just imported 60 million third world immigrants in their place.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 11:09 pm to weagle99
quote:Just for fun, and to challenge your limited math skills, how many people not aborted since Roe v Wade have done "great things" in this country...
The other side is that within that 56,000,000 number there would have certainly been a percentage that contributed greatly to society, and if not those people directly perhaps their children today or in the future. Lets just say for argument that 0.25% of that population would have been important contributors to the country. That is 14,000 people that could have done great things.
..given the 0.25% of population that you say achieve "great things"?
Posted on 5/20/14 at 11:44 pm to weagle99
Like you. What if you'd been aborted? I wouldn't have read this really great post.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 2:34 am to weagle99
I am anti-abortion, but given the usually circumstances of people getting abortions, probably not that many.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 6:56 am to weagle99
It's cheaper...
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