Do You Really Think About Your Spiritual Positions?

It seems way too many people just accept Dogma, not only without really thinking through the consequences of Dogma, but also without even knowing exactly what they believe in. This is an interesting example.

Did you know you can stump anti-abortionists with one simple question?

Just ask them this:

If abortion was illegal, what should be done with the women who have illegal abortions?

Now watch their faces as the cognitive dissonance sets in. They believe abortion to be murder. Murder deserves severe punishment. Thus, women who have illegal abortions should receive severe punishment — like life in prison or the death penalty. That’s the logical conclusion.

But they can’t accept this conclusion. They know it’s absurd and unfair — which means they know abortion is not really murder.

I'm probably often as guilty as anyone else of letting assumptions get the best of me. So it's a good reminder.

Via Unreasonable Faith.