Essay:Omegle and the Issues
|
This essay is an original work by HeidelbergKid. It does not necessarily reflect the views expressed in RationalWiki's Mission Statement, but we welcome discussion of a broad range of ideas. Unless otherwise stated, this is original content, released under CC-BY-SA 3.0 or any later version. See RationalWiki:Copyrights. Feel free to make comments on the talk page, which will probably be far more interesting, and might reflect a broader range of RationalWiki editors' thoughts. |
The following is a series of transcripts I collect from Omegle (www.omegle.com), which is a chatroom where you simply go on the site and you are automatically entered into a chatroom with a stranger. Although it's often plagued by Feminus hornicus (i.e., girls over 18 wanting to advertise their genitalia), I can still find a decent number of people with two neurons to rub together. So, I ask them questions, elaborate, try to convince them of rationality, etc.. I arrange conversations in here by chronological order, as the topic can be inferred from my initial question. Some parts are edited out, mainly because the conversation just branches off elsewhere or because of initial confusions or such. This is just to find out the average Internet citizen's opinion on things, and to kill time. And oregano.
One[edit]
You: What do you feel about abortion? Stranger: It's a womans choice. You: Until how many weeks from conception? Stranger: Not sure...until the baby has the developed the nerves it needs to feel.
Comments: Rational POV. It's a choice until the baby develops the mental capacity to feel pain. Probably should've asked a follow-up question on scenarios such as rape, danger of loss of life, etc., but this is my first time.