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Originally posted by Whit
Also, I think I need to clarify something. When speaking of potential I'm also including that portion which the adult has already experienced. No one should be cheated of the exhilarating highs and lows of growing up. Thus in Quazah's example of the thirty year old, the adult has most likely (I'm assuming US middle class for the sake of discussion) bought a car, been in love, hated his/her job and made love. A child has done none of these things. So, the child has more potential in the sense of having so many things to experience for the first time. Perhaps this is meaningless to Bugz and Quzah, but to me it's meaningful and incredibly important.
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For many people life offers many lows, and very few highs so if a kid were to miss out on a miserable life I don't find that tragic in the least. Not every 30 yr. old has experienced the things you've listed above. I was 33 before I got my first new car and now have to spend the next 30 paying it off. Even if they have had those experiences, nothing says those experiences were pleasurable. Life isn't a great huge bowl of cherries, even for US middle class adults. I personally have no maternal instincts to protect children so that idea doesn't hold any value with me either.