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Hello:

You should eat healthy food vs you should eat only what tastes good and is unhealthy.

I think its pretty clear in that case. The problem arises when there is no clear cut logical answer and we have to be pragmatic about things. How about abortion.

On the one hand, it is killing a potential life. On the other hand there are any number of factors that can be put into play...incest, rape, a fetus that will have a chronic disease, an unwanted pregnancy, unfit mothers, a system that is on its way to broken, of course it is the mothers body...and so on... So pragmatically we cannot know for sure that God exists (most will agree that belief is a leap of faith) so it comes down to is that life worth more in and of itself than preventing various sufferings it will face. All in all I fall on the pro choice side because of necessity. Personally I am hoping for a system where people will be smart enough to not get accidentally pregnant in such high numbers...or perhaps were more responsible about it.

I hope this helps

Rev Phil