Primemuscle, I know what taken out of context means. I did not take anything out of context. I simply posted what I read with links to the source.
You keep saying that you are not a follower of Peter Singer and that you do not agree with him. Will you please tell me what exactly it is about Peter Singer's views and ideas that you do not agree with, and why?
Thank you!
Perhaps I misstated. You may not have taken Peter Singer's remarks out of context, but the folks to whom you linked did. They did this because they simply took what they wanted from what he wrote. They provided an incomplete and inaccurate picture of Peter Singer.
Maybe it would help if I gave you an example.
I have stated that I am bisexual (this is documented on Getbig). I have also stated that I have been married for 47 years and I am not sexually active with anyone beyond my wife, whom I love completely. If you were to quote me as saying I was bisexual but then neglect to post anything about my relationship and commitment to my wife, you'd be giving folks an inaccurate view of who I was and what our relationship meant to me. Sorry, this is a bit simplistic, but it is what comes to mind at the moment. Obviously, my relationship with my wife is much more complicated than I wish to go into here.
Likewise in his interview, Peter Singer explains in more detail what his views are. By ignoring this, you are inadvertently presenting an inaccurate view of Peter Singer's philosophy and beliefs. Further by ignoring his explanation and simply reporting what serves other folks purpose, his comments become out of context.
The bottom line is he said what he was quoted as saying so to cite that is not a completely dishonest. But, he said much more than that and so the impact and meaning of what he said and wrote is being (presented) taken out of context.
I don't recall saying that I did not agree with Peter Singer. Fortunately, I two very healthy children. Both are mature adults these days. Therefore I never had to put his philosophy to the test, as it were. However, my wife and I have discussed whether we would have brought a seriously handicapped child into this world. Our feeling is that we would not have done so. So, this sort of indicates we probably agree with Peter Singer. Let me just close with this, my wife and I thank God that we never had this decision to make.
Let me also say that Peter Singer's views are controversial and they are a hard pill to swallow. I completely understand why some folks would be so put off by his teaching that they would have a lot of difficulty looking deeper into what he says.
The bottom line is that each of us would have to be in the situation to which he refers to honestly know what we would do. Again, I thank God that I never was.