Recent content by RVK

I believe there are several methods but I will admit I am not a scientist. I am curious to know what field of science you worked in and if your work was biased. I would assume that getting funding helps us get a better understanding of things... but if that isn't the case then how does this...

Well if we take a Biblical approach to this it says that slaves can be beaten (but not killed) with no punishment because they are your property. I have issues with indentured servitude that is besides the point right now.

Geologist generally agree on the earth being 4.5 Billion years old. It also makes sense because astronomers have estimated the universe to be over 13 billion years old. That isn't how science and scientists work. I am sure that there have been cases of this happening in the past but science is...

Even if someone really wanted to be a slave, I would still think it is immoral. They can work for someone, but not being viewed as human seems all kinds of wrong.

The only thing you can do with criminals are execution or enslavement? But I think the most important thing to focus on is that how they were treated is not the biggest issue. The fact that they were property is unacceptable. No circumstance can justify that for me, no matter how well they were...

This is a cool thought experiment, thank you. My issue here that this situation seems extremely unlikely if not impossible. If this were to somehow occur I think the bigger issue here is survival. This is probably a very unsatisfying answer but I guess I would need more context to give a better...

Would I be offended, no, I would ask for it back though.

I would say no. She could give it up for adoption though.

Evolutionary biologists. People who study these kind of things for a living. I do not care what kind of slavery, all slavery is wrong. It is never okay to own another person as property.

Not true, we have a really good understanding of evolution. But in the off chance you are correct then you should go win a Nobel Prize for disproving a well established scientific fact.

I would hope that you agree that slavery is not just, and if the Bible were divinely inspired then God would have taken issue with the idea of slavery regardless of whether it was acceptable during the time.

That's not good. Pretty conclusive evidence that both of those are wrong.

I would fundamentally disagree, humans are animals. We evolved just like every other species from a common ancestor.

If you are using the Bible to justify this then do you also have no issues with slavery?

Like I said this is a difficult topic. Here is my line of thinking, the baby needs the mother to survive, and will take nutrients from her to continue to grow. If a woman does not want that happening inside of her I understand that. It is her body being used, so I think she should get to decide...