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Is it wrong to sleep with someone you won't want to have a kid with?
Posted By Yoda
Because discussion is more useful and productive...

Because discussion is more useful and productive when all involved make a good faith effort to understand what the other person is trying to say.

In this case, I don't see how there's any doubt:...
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Is it wrong to sleep with someone you won't want to have a kid with?
Posted By Yoda
It's the question if we decide to take it as...

It's the question if we decide to take it as completely literal, but given the follow-up posts and the fact that virtually nobody would answer "no" under that interpretation, I doubt that's the...
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Is it wrong to sleep with someone you won't want to have a kid with?
Posted By Yoda
Cool. Depends on how literally you take...

Cool.


Depends on how literally you take the question. If it literally means not wanting a kid, that would technically encompass even married couples not using birth control who just hope they...
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Is it wrong to sleep with someone you won't want to have a kid with?
Posted By Yoda
I haven't been saying either of those things:...

I haven't been saying either of those things: I've been saying that consent isn't the only thing we need to know to determine if it's right or wrong.

I'm not sure how to put it any plainer than...
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Is it wrong to sleep with someone you won't want to have a kid with?
Posted By Yoda
Re: Is it wrong to sleep with someone you won't want to have a kid wit

Is it wrong to play video games you don't intend to finish?
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Is it wrong to sleep with someone you won't want to have a kid with?
Posted By Yoda
I think a better analogy would be whether or not...

I think a better analogy would be whether or not it's morally wrong to drive while intoxicated, even if you don't get into an accident. And I think the answer to that is pretty obvious. Reckless...
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Is it wrong to sleep with someone you won't want to have a kid with?
Posted By Yoda
The dispute isn't about whether or not the act is...

The dispute isn't about whether or not the act is inherently right or wrong, it's about whether or not consent is the only relevant factor in determining its morality. So if you think it's even...
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Is it wrong to sleep with someone you won't want to have a kid with?
Posted By Yoda
I don't think it's really possible, by...

I don't think it's really possible, by definition, to do something reckless that isn't also wrong. But we've gotten pretty far afield: regardless of whether or not we can construct a hypothetical...
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Is it wrong to sleep with someone you won't want to have a kid with?
Posted By Yoda
Why would putting people in danger be wrong? That...

Why would putting people in danger be wrong? That seems like it should be self-evident, but if you want it in syllogism form, okay:

1. It's bad when people get hurt.
2. Putting people in danger...
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Is it wrong to sleep with someone you won't want to have a kid with?
Posted By Yoda
That would definitely be wrong! I don't even...

That would definitely be wrong!

I don't even see the counterargument here; does it have something to do with awareness? IE: you're assuming recklessness cannot be wrong if the person is being...
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Is it wrong to sleep with someone you won't want to have a kid with?
Posted By Yoda
Any definition of "wrong" that didn't include...

Any definition of "wrong" that didn't include reckless behavior would be pretty bizarre.
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Is it wrong to sleep with someone you won't want to have a kid with?
Posted By Yoda
Re: Is it wrong to sleep with someone you won't want to have a kid wit

Really? It's not possible to have consensual sex that is ill advised, or reckless? :skeptical:
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Is it wrong to sleep with someone you won't want to have a kid with?
Posted By Yoda
Re: Is it wrong to sleep with someone you won't want to have a kid wit

It's wrong to do anything if you're not going to take responsibility for any associated risks.