re: What would you say to a Yazidi woman raped by ISIS who wanted an abortion?

Still not sure what's so self righteous about what I said, or how it's any different from what anyone else thinks about their own beliefs.

Not sure if you could tell, but my focus is on the standard that I hold to, not myself. It's a subtle difference, but let me try to show you:

The principles I follow are right, therefore I am right.

or

I am right, therefore the principles I follow are right.

It's all about emphasis. I don't think I'm "self righteous" because I don't don't think I'm righteous. I don't have any realized sense of superiority or greater worth or moral relevance in and of myself. My focus has always been on the standard that I hold to, not the fact that it's my standard. While it might come across as self righteousness, I assure you that I know I am not better than anyone else, even if I think the principles I adhere to are better principles than others. It is the principles that are better, in my opinion, not myself.

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Ok, please read back your quote about 10 times and really take it in on how self righteous you are. You are trying to take over society and turn it into a theocracy. You are no better than Islamic extremists. Sure you may not have ever taken a life, but I'd bet serious cash if you were born in a goat pin in Afghanistan, you'd gladly strap a suicide vest to your chest and bomb a local girl's school.

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Not sure who you think I am. I'm posting opinions on a public discussion forum. If there is a law proposed that I agree with, I will support it. If I don't agree with it, I won't support it. You do the same thing, I'm sure. The only difference is the reason why we support or not support a particular law.

I certainly do not propose a theocracy, nor do I desire one. I do think that my beliefs are based on principles that are beneficial to humanity and can have a positive impact in various aspects of life, including the legal system, but they don't require some sort of messiah king to be ruler, nor do they require a codification of the 10 commandments.

I'm also not sure why you threw in the comment about blowing myself up to kill others. You could have just said "I'm sure if you had a different worldview, you would believe differently than you do now", which is essentially what you said but with fewer references to goats.