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<blockquote data-quote="henschman" data-source="post: 2092299" data-attributes="member: 4235"><p>Nobody should be forced to care for anybody other than their own kids... and that is only because it would be a violation of the kids&#039; rights to bring them into the world in a helpless state and then abandon them.&nbsp; Force is only proper in defense of someone&#039;s rights.&nbsp; Whether folks choose to help anyone else is a matter of personal choice, and ought to boil down to how much you value the person in question.&nbsp; I personally value my folks a great deal, and definitely plan on being there for them.&nbsp; I feel sorry for those who don&#039;t have a good relationship with theirs.&nbsp; I would not say that every child has an absolute moral obligation to care for their parents, though.&nbsp; I say don&#039;t live or the sake of another, or ask another to live for your sake.&nbsp; I want to care for my folks because I personally value them for my own reasons... I don&#039;t think I have any moral obligation to them just because they are the ones who brought me into existence.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="henschman, post: 2092299, member: 4235"] Nobody should be forced to care for anybody other than their own kids... and that is only because it would be a violation of the kids' rights to bring them into the world in a helpless state and then abandon them. Force is only proper in defense of someone's rights. Whether folks choose to help anyone else is a matter of personal choice, and ought to boil down to how much you value the person in question. I personally value my folks a great deal, and definitely plan on being there for them. I feel sorry for those who don't have a good relationship with theirs. I would not say that every child has an absolute moral obligation to care for their parents, though. I say don't live or the sake of another, or ask another to live for your sake. I want to care for my folks because I personally value them for my own reasons... I don't think I have any moral obligation to them just because they are the ones who brought me into existence. [/QUOTE]

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