re: Do Your Political Views Directly Reflect Your Religious Views?

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Abortion reduces crime

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I hate this argument so fricking much.

Would an all-out 1984 police state with a telescreen in every home, microchips implanted at birth, and autonomous armed drones reduce crime? Absolutely.

Would going back to Hammurabi's Code and lopping off people's hands for minor offenses reduce crime? Sure.

Hell, you know what would result in a crime rate of exactly zero? Extinction of humanity.

Just because something reduces crime, it doesn't mean it's right/ethical/moral/humane etc.