William S. Lear wrote:
> On Fri, November 13, 1998 at 14:26:25 (-0800) Marta Russell writes:
> > .... According to Singer,
> >a baby can be ethically killed by its parents within 30 days of birth.
> >His rationale: infants are nonpersons because they are not "rational and
> >self-aware." ...
>
> Does this apply to economists and other criminally deluded social
> scientists?
>
That's a good one Bill.
> This view is of course contrary to that of St. Augustine, who tells
> us in his *Confessions* that "if babies are innocent, it is not for lack
> of will to do harm, but for lack of strength."
>
One of my favorite toys that a friend has is a puppet - a smiling chubby cheeked baby with boxing gloves. When you moved your fingers the baby would hit you. Ouch!
Marta