lol chill. You really think that's my view?

It's not just that which is scary, this thread reminded me of another time I thought he said something doctors don't generally say, and this was in the "How many users actually support the theory of evolution" thread. He said he supported Intelligent design over evolution and I remember reading about his arguements about bacteria not evolving into anything more to denty macro evolution (and basically evolution on a whole). I mean how does a doctor deny evolution? It's one of the corner stones of medicine, every doctor I know supports evolution on a basic principle so they can keep up to date with things like MRSA.

Okay then Slimebeast, we won't take anything you say seriously. Or, in other words, nothing new.

First, I wasn't taking any stance about the healing. And yes, any intelligent person can see that it's obviously not the case that 'they let nature have it's course' like I said (since they were actively praying for a divine miracle). So perhaps it suggests I was just trying to make a point to FootballFan's murder accusations, right?

So I may have not been completely serious, but it still doesn't mean I was joking (but it was a third option, I was making a point).

And my point about inaction bares relevance. Let's say you as a by-stander witness a guy being beaten to death. The law doesn't require you to stop it. In fact, I don't think there's laws against people not helping wounded they stumble upon in a traffic accident (unless they were part of it of course). Not that the case father-child is exactly the same, but it's definately not murder, that's for sure.

I dislike the mythification among the general populace about some magical distinction between natural and artificial as well, although I'd say there still is a difference, it's just not that black and white.

Micro-macro.

Bacteria can mutate, yes.

Common descent, no.

Its a form of murder. The parent had the option to save the child but chose not to. He let his daughter die. Simple as that. The parent just let the natural process occur, and is now getting punished accordingly.

The question to ask ourselves is what do we consider the purpose of the justice system. Prevention? Rehabilitation? Retribution?
A large prison term definitely hits on the third, and questionably might have an effect on the former. But it definitely won't affect Rehabilitation. Of course the question may be mute since this is a very specific crime that those two people would likely never again be put in the position to commit.

But if there is an attempt to deal and treat the parents directly, it must surely be to correct their religious beliefs. And I highly doubt the United States justice system has the framework or stomache to engage in the process of treating religious beliefs as criminally reckless and institutionalizing certain people for their religious beliefs.

In fact, among doctors there's a lot more 'let nature have it's course' kind of thinking than you all would guess.

When you buy videogames instead of givng money to feed the homeless you are letting the homeless die.

It's a form of murder.  Simple as that.