Good God how can I be on the side against double amputees.
Well, whenever there is a one sided issue that comes from this fallen world and everyone is expected to jump onto one because it just has to be.
2 weeks ago, there was broadcast of some person, a double amputee, had run 31 marathons in 31 days, I thought the person must have ran their feet off and then I found out they were a double amputee.
I can't have 7 points of a two hour debate and can't get the first part of the first one onto paper before the thing.
It is about human life, and human dignity, and the sanctity of human identity.
Nobody who looks at things differently is going to be understood. It is not an IQ test it is just questioning the normal response that is demanded.
53 years from now, when the argument is made, that human legs are obsolete which side would you be on?
I think we have to get out in front of this before it reaches that point.
If human legs can be said to be obsolete then human beings in general are soon to follow, that they will be obsolete,
and that means we're better off without them.
It is just like all the other slippery slopes.
Now Away From All Of That!
Yes it is a wonderful feat and accomplishment for a person to achieve after such a tragic loss which is a double amputee.
It's a feel good story, (but I dislike the word inspirational in this case) because is it supposed to inspire other people to do something?
So, there is a great stamina shown, if a human loses both legs their heart would have 30-45% less blood to pump, or rather less area to pump the same amount of blood to, in my quick guesstimation.
Think about football.
If science could develop artificial legs that function at greater than or equal to human legs, require a person's heart to pump at a 30-45% greater efficiency, (increased stamina)
and virtually eliminate any knee, foot, Achilles, or other lower extremity injuries by the fact artificial desigen allows for quick repair or replacement.
Then at some point the rule has to be made that someone must be ineligible to play football if they "voluntarily" cut their legs off for artificial ones.
You say that is outrageously stupid, it would never happen and it's an insult to the people who suffer this tragedy.
I'm saying it will happen eventually in the future and the time to get ahead of this is now.
OH!
And Good for them, Don't give up!
They are a hope and inspiration to their family and those around them.
