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How to stump a save the 8ther - Hypothetical Question


If you could choose only one, would you save 1,000 viable human embryos or one child in a burning building?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem

I've seen that smugly posted before - the fact is these sorts of issues have been stumping everyone forever. It does raise interesting points, no doubt, but there are similar questions repealers may find it similarly stumping to answer, like, when does life start, or why they bother to congratulate someone who announces a pregnancy, or indeed commiserate with someone who has a miscarriage?

It seems to me the difference in whether it is a life or not comes down largely to whether it is wanted or not, and that to me seems a very inconsistent position indeed.

What makes us human is our ability to feel pain, and that starts at the 12-14 week milestone in pregnancy from what I have read......

The theories about what 'makes us human' have been postulated on for thousands of years. You've just picked out one characteristic among many for your argument.

Yes just like the pro-lifers pick out there own characteristics?? Its not going to affect a pro-lifers life if the abortions get passed is it? No.. if they are pro-life they won't have one, if a pro-choicer wants the law passed for them to have an abortion then why shouldn't they have it? It's about deciding what you want yourself.

To re work a quote from the Simpsons "Abortions for some and miniature Tri-colours for the rest"

How to stump a save the 8ther - Hypothetical Question


If you could choose only one, would you save 1,000 viable human embryos or one child in a burning building?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem

I've seen that smugly posted before - the fact is these sorts of issues have been stumping everyone forever. It does raise interesting points, no doubt, but there are similar questions repealers may find it similarly stumping to answer, like, when does life start, or why they bother to congratulate someone who announces a pregnancy, or indeed commiserate with someone who has a miscarriage?

It seems to me the difference in whether it is a life or not comes down largely to whether it is wanted or not, and that to me seems a very inconsistent position indeed.

What makes us human is our ability to feel pain, and that starts at the 12-14 week milestone in pregnancy from what I have read.. I think before 12 weeks as the Irish government have set out is A reasonable cut off point as compared to the U.K. were t is 24 weeks Babies have been born premature and lived from that length of pregnancy

How to stump a save the 8ther - Hypothetical Question


If you could choose only one, would you save 1,000 viable human embryos or one child in a burning building?

Any idea of when Championship draw is made?  Usually around end of April its made isnt it

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-43756181

On a lighter note I think we can all laugh at the line 'Rugby is the peoples game' in Ireland now...

https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/additional-blood-on-jacksons-sheets-a-pornographic-video-and-middle-class-tweet-reporting-restrictions-on-belfast-rape-trial-lifted-36797424.html

Jesus, wonder what they had on the judge.. Wouldn't allow anything, very favourable to the defence

Pissed down all night and still doing so now.. Looks like there be a few cancellations tonight

Dundrum vs Ardglass off

Gary Walsh of Laois will have landed himself in some bother with his tweet today hopefully

What's people's views on the leagues this year. Division one should be a tight affair with Saval and Rostrevor improving the standard. Burren had a good pre season winning our tournament but I will imagine they will experiment a lot during the season.
Kilcoo still the team, can anyone touch them??

Division 1 Winners - Burren
Division 2 Winners - Glenn
Division 3 Winners - Drumgath
Division 4 Winners - Teconnaught

Dont know relegation rules this year so cant comment on that

I just think they don’t like what he does along the line
Results don’t lie get him in
The current management team will still be there in 2019 mark my words

I’m not so sure. Paddy O’Rourke had the full backing of the executive in 2006 but it still wasn’t enough (which to this day is why I’ll tell anyone who listens, that the clubs are the county board, even if they don’t believe it).


Poacher and the county board is a personality clash. Nothing much more complicated than that. His heart-on-the-sleeve, say-whatever-the-f**k-comes-into-your head approach to football just doesn’t sit well with some of our more traditional county board stalwarts.

I think the county board should realise they are no angels themselves.. As someone who plays club football, players like a manager like poacher someone who’s willing to go in the trenches with you, I’ve coached underage and the new breed of players need man management, someone passionate about Gaelic football, it’s something poacher would bring, something I don’t think the current down management do? He’d create a siege mentality like him and Turlough have done in Carlow, players buy into that that.. Just look at soccer Mourinho in his prime, Guardiola etc

Burns in line for a touchline van according to reports.. Pushed a Cavan player during the match on Sunday

I feel that eamon burns will guide this team to an Ulster title if we gain promotion back to division one.

Not a chance of that happening.. Tyrone are a cut above everyone in Ulster, and with Donegal looking impressive the way they're playing I can't see us beating either of those.

Does anyone have any idea when league fixtures/championship draw will be done??

Joe Henry managing in Down this year? Any insight on why he's like as a coach