tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969459.post6667782147903735652..comments2023-10-05T05:39:34.163-04:00Comments on The Drawn Cutlass: Money Where the Mouth IsBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969459.post-18042454899563392762011-10-28T11:27:20.823-04:002011-10-28T11:27:20.823-04:00Just as an aside, for your charge of sophistry to ...Just as an aside, for your charge of sophistry to be legitimate, the following would have to be true:<br /><br />a. I was aware that there was an ancient version of the Hippocratic Oath which proscribed the use of pessaries.<br /><br />b. I know what a pessary is.<br /><br />c. I sought to deceive you by feigning ignorance of a and b.<br /><br />None of these conditions has been met. And while I acknowledge that you had no way of knowing that, I would have hoped that this alone would have led you to be more cautious about making such an accusation.wallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15646675016431046350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969459.post-62461884824604055472011-10-28T09:07:47.345-04:002011-10-28T09:07:47.345-04:00I have no clue, Bob, not being privy to knowledge ...I have no clue, Bob, not being privy to knowledge of which version of the Hippocratic Oath Ron Paul took, or how he lived up to any non-abortion-related provisions of it, to say nothing of any other oaths he may have taken.<br /><br />Entirely beside the point in any case, in my humble opinion, since my comment was about the integrity of abortion providers, not Ron Paul.wallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15646675016431046350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969459.post-74242861373606274162011-10-28T08:09:27.992-04:002011-10-28T08:09:27.992-04:00@wally: And has Ron Paul, in your humble opinion, ...@wally: And has Ron Paul, in your humble opinion, lived up to oaths he took?Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969459.post-22005516989866936432011-10-28T08:07:42.800-04:002011-10-28T08:07:42.800-04:00In my book, integrity is living up to the oath you...In my book, integrity is living up to the oath you took, not to one you didn't take.wallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15646675016431046350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969459.post-49024597834178227512011-10-28T06:19:00.237-04:002011-10-28T06:19:00.237-04:00@wally: You're engaging in sophistry. The ori...@wally: You're engaging in sophistry. The original version of the Oath makes clear that abortion is forbidden to doctors, unless you argue that, because the modern abortionist uses a scalpel, suction device or poison to kill the unborn baby instead of "giving a woman a pessary," that he isn't engaging in abortion.<br /><br />And yes, I realize that the Oath has been modified down through the centuries to salve the conscience of abortionists.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969459.post-22788291775175217852011-10-28T05:35:52.377-04:002011-10-28T05:35:52.377-04:00Since you led with the mention of abortion, I natu...Since you led with the mention of abortion, I naturally assumed you meant it to be your primary example.<br /><br />As for the Hippocratic Oath, if you believe you're removing tissue, you're not violating it; if you believe you're committing murder, you don't do it. You may not agree with the practice of abortion, but integrity is not the issue.wallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15646675016431046350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969459.post-13846314314971418172011-10-28T01:57:07.214-04:002011-10-28T01:57:07.214-04:00@wally: I think the integrity comes into play with...@wally: I think the integrity comes into play with the seeing of Medicare and Medicaid patients free, and making sure that they are treated no differently than paying customers.<br /><br />Only thing I'll say about abortion and doctors is that the practice violates the Hippocratic Oath. Some take oaths seriously, others obviously do not.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969459.post-62323483627843734392011-10-28T01:34:01.094-04:002011-10-28T01:34:01.094-04:00If you perform abortions, you have no integrity?If you perform abortions, you have no integrity?wallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15646675016431046350noreply@blogger.com