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@BureBurrito JR/Allvin has retained the same 'broken' Benning team. What does that say about the reality of it? It's probably not that broken, but it needs a Bruce Boudreau or someone experienced to coach it - not Travis Green.

@Vinny in Vancouver Men don't generally have to feel ashamed that they are masturbating, with some exceptions. However, a woman's body and its functions have been much more scrutinized. This can include having a woman be 'tested' to see if she is a virgin, or the fact that a woman's dress can apparently influence a man's decision to rape her. My answer to your scenario is that women have never been treated well compared to men, at least by 'western' standards, for the most part.  Therefore, it's a fallacious comparison to use shame to measure the impacts of men and women for sexual health.

Miscarriages are terrible. Those are unwanted. Abortions may or may not be wanted. Certainly we have heard about forced abortions. We have also heard about chosen abortions (for whatever reason). Surely you are not trying to simplify the topic of abortions as to how the woman 'should' feel.

To be fair, your wife is just one perspective of a woman, and she may very well be exposed to more perspectives than you and I. That being said, your wife's opinion of abortion has certainly shaped the way you think about the topic, to the point that it's affecting your ability to properly weigh the discussions.

@Vinny in Vancouver You see though, I only introduced one side to this. Your assumption, from what I can see, is that you believe it is alive. When you take this perspective, you will start to take on a confirmation bias.

Consider what it means to be 'alive'. Sperm and eggs are not life, yet some people will BELIEVE the sperm to be alive, given how a particular purpose of sperm (it's not their only purpose) is to basically spam the uterus until one sperm (or more) gets through. Semen contains all the nutrients for the sperm to succeed in its travels. Hypothetically, all sperm can make it through, but not always the case.

Now, if we get into hypotheticals like that, masturbation is potentially 'sinful', yet considered healthy by others. In summary, what I'm underscoring is that assumptions about something will often result in a confirmation bias. I recognize that you come from a particular background in which you hold a particular view, but I genuinely feel like it's affecting you to see things on 'both' sides, even though you claim to be able to analyze all factors.

@Vinny in Vancouver

But that's the thing - the whole point isn't to ask what woman want. It's never been about their rights. You should know this better than anyone, given your background. An argument is often made that the decision is beyond her rights because, after all, some people think the fetus is alive (whether this is intrinsically correct or not is irrelevant). You can see how valueless women are to some people when women are victims of rape. That's more than enough proof that people who often are against abortion are often those who are anti-women, essentially.

I honestly don't think abortion is an easy decision, and I don't think that 99 percent of the women go to an abortion clinic feeling GOOD about doing it. Of course, there are very disgusting people who will spearhead abortion because it means they can have irresponsible sex all the time, but these people are clearly in the minority. The fierce debate of the topic demonstrates that both 'sides' (if you will) have points to consider.

The fetus, in my view, is not alive, and it's scientifically been argued by some that it's not alive. Yet there are people who rather go the route of "well you can't prove it, therefore it's not true" route. The burden of proof is critical for a rational argument. Yet there seems not to be a burden of proof required when talking about a fetus being alive. In fact, the question of being 'alive' is not an easy one to solve, so how can one be so quick to label that a fetus is, in fact, alive?

@Vinny in Vancouver Given the examples or anecdotes you have chosen to present, I'm guessing you're anti-abortion.

You were right to say that there are multiple sides to this, but your examples seem to demonize abortion. I think you're biased against abortion, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but it makes me question your angle in this.

Abortion is a very touchy subject that men should not really have a voice over, particularly over someone else's body. Very few men actually know what is involved, nor do they know how a woman's body actually works. I am pro choice because it is none of my goddamn business. If a woman decides to choose to go with abortion, there should not be someone telling her that she is making the wrong decision because that person probably doesn't have to live with the consequences (regardless of what decision they took).

@-Vintage Canuck- That's the thing, the team was already showing signs that it was going off the rails at about the 15 game mark. The terrible preseason was obvious to a few of us that Green was not the right coach. The firing should've happened at about that point. It took way too long to get things going.

@Master Mind Certain "fans" - ahem - only appear after losses to criticize the team, but are nowhere to be found when they are on winning streaks

I can think of at least one, and it shares the initials of Adult Video.

What if Tanev declined? We'd never hear the end of signing a ridiculous contract just as a player declines.

"Get younger"

Motte is 27

Hamonic is 31

Total is 58 / 2 = 29 (average)

Add Richardson = 37

We are definitely not younger.