cmotherofpirl Posted July 18, 2003 Posted July 18, 2003 Once a professor has tenure, they practically answer to no one, except the politcally correct. Catholics answer to God.
FreeSoul Posted July 18, 2003 Posted July 18, 2003 Once a professor has tenure, they practically answer to no one, except the politcally correct. Very true, but no one has to listen to them...and they like that....and public debate continues. There is no debate in the external forum of the Church. Either you're with the Magesterium or you're not Catholic. There IS a party line. Catholics answer to God. Ultimately, when they die - but no one's stopping them now!
dUSt Posted July 18, 2003 Posted July 18, 2003 If the world wants to stop growing it's population, let it. Catholics will just take over. Freesoul, you seem to be a fan of science over theology. Have you ever heard of any other species of animal concerned about overpopulation? Which other species of animal is extinct due to overpopulation? Is population control a natural "instinct"? I took a trip to Houston the other day. It was a four hour drive through Texas. You may find this hard to believe, but I saw a LOT of empty space for people to fit. Go figure.
jasJis Posted July 18, 2003 Posted July 18, 2003 Oh and one more thing.... I wasn't advocating masturbation as a method of birth control. Just saying that if we are only going to be having sex...and only for the sake of life in relationship...that we need to consider the concequences....in a realistic framework. I don't think that's pessimistic. Who wasn't saying that adults should be responsible. Who was saying that responsiblilty wasn't part of it? I always believe people have agendas...but an academic is only as effective as s/he is credible. And a Catholic doesn't need to care..or fear losing their job over it in the same way an academic does....there are too many checks and balances for academics.What? What checks and balances? Tenure is tenure. Maybe other academics in the same particular field might hold disparaging opinions, but irresponsible opinion is rampant in academia as is evidenced by many examples. Intellectual honesty in academia is a myth. I'm too much of a skeptic to be naiive.Really? I'm too much of a skeptic to think that I and others might not be naiive.
_bc Posted July 18, 2003 Posted July 18, 2003 (edited) Not all intercourse leads to childbirth. A female is only fertile for only a few days of her entire cycle (2-3 days). Can someone slowly explain to me the moral difference between sexual intercourse while the woman is not fertile and mutual masturbation at any point in her cycle? I'm just asking 'cos I'm dumb, not trying to make any kind of point. Edited July 18, 2003 by _bc
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