A somewhat controversial folder for things that really are (or should be) just common sense. :)
Abortion: The Window Of Debatable Personhood by MadKingFroggy, journal
Abortion: The Window Of Debatable Personhood
Anyone who has actually done their research on pregnancy would know the following:
A person definitely is 100% a person when they're born. That's not debatable.
No mammal without a brain has been capable of thought. That's not debatable.
At 13 weeks, the brain actually does develop in the foetus and is capable of some activity. Before that point it's not a brain, but merely a neural plate (essentially the blueprint for the brain, not an actual brain itself). Fact.
At 20 weeks, the baby can actually be born and survive outside the womb, which means it's the earliest point of personhood by autonomy and not just thought alone. Fact.
So the
A lesson for society by The-Stained-Dreamer, journal
A lesson for society
You wouldn't cut off a child's hand for being left-handed
You wouldn't replace a blind person's eyes with "better" eyes
You wouldn't take a crippled animal (who lost a leg or a paw) and stitch on a new body part
So why do you oppress, or try and "fix" people who have unique traits?
Bitesized Wisdom No. 1 - Collectivism by MadKingFroggy, journal
Bitesized Wisdom No. 1 - Collectivism
Collectivism may be pragmatic in some circumstances, but it is severely flawed for this one simple reason...
Human beings are individuals. We don't have some sort of hive mind. We don't share the exact same experiences or mindsets.
We are each individuals, so it only makes sense to be treated as such.
Bitesized Wisdom No. 2 - Judging Others by MadKingFroggy, journal
Bitesized Wisdom No. 2 - Judging Others
People's gender, sex, sexuality, and race DO NOT MATTER.
Your gender doesn't make you any less or more of a human being.
Your race doesn't make you superior to other races.
Your sexuality isn't special.
These petty traits are of little to no relevance to everyday life or work whatsoever. They only become relevant when you make them relevant.
Judging someone by traits that harm no-one and that they cannot control is the height of stupidity and ignorance.
It's completely fallacious to judge someone by traits that they do not have any control over.
Instead, judge people by their character, their views and their actions.
And stop wi