Sneak Peek: Late-Term Abortion, Benefits of Immigration, & the Death Penalty in Hungary

We are releasing three more Spectrum Street Epistemology conversations from Eastern Europe this week. Here is the preview for our Substack subscribers:

Tuesday

Should abortion be legal in the last trimester of pregnancy? Peter Boghossian posed this question to two women and one man in Transylvania. We hear common arguments about the ethics of abortion at the advanced stage of fetal development and less common arguments about what constitutes the value of life. One participant asks for an impossible guarantee in order to change his mind on the issue.

Wednesday

In a Transylvanian city square, four people consider the claim, “Immigration benefits Countries.” Three of the participants are immigrants or come from a family of immigrants. All present multiple benefits of immigration, including the value of diversity and multiculturalism, breaking down stigma, and economic expansion. They also present problems arising from immigration and possible solutions.

Thursday

Peter has a one-on-one discussion with a woman in Pécs, Hungary about the claim, “Hungary should reinstate the death penalty.”  The woman slightly agrees, expressing her belief that people committing “horrible” crimes deserve to die. A few pointed questions reveal what could change her mind.

Where would you land on the spectrum in these discussions? What would it take to change your mind? Leave your comments here on Substack or on YouTube!