Reply #149: So if you're PRO-LIFE because you trusted that Andy was telling the truth,

[DemBones DemBones]

that means those who questioned whether we were getting the whole story are PRO-CHOICE. By your definition, cynicism is a quality of pro-choicers.

:shrug:

Why not just avoid ascribing new meanings to a well-known and well-understood term such as "PRO-LIFE"? It means "opposed to abortion on demand," which most DUers are not. (Some DUers and some pro-lifers agree that euthanasia is wrong and/or that the death penalty is wrong. Some DUers and some pro-lifers are pacifists, or opposed to most wars. But most DUers support abortion on demand, which is not at all a pro-life position.)

Better yet, why not avoid casting aspersions on any DUer who questioned some aspects of the various accounts of Andy's illness?

I never posted on this topic at all, was away and missed all the deleted threads. But, after the troll was banned, I read some of the later threads to see what was going on. There was a legitimate basis for the questions asked by real DUers. They don't deserve to be branded as cynics for saying more information was needed.

After all, Skinner banned further threads about Andy until he got some confirmation, some more information, from Johns Hopkins. That doesn't mean Skinner is a cynic, does it?