glassjester
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This organism:
was previously a human and now it is not.
Yeah, it's a dead organism.
The zygote is objectively not dead.
But it is a human organism. Objectively.
This organism:
was previously a human and now it is not.
Don't take it personal MrDante, as the vast majority of those that you are debating in this thread voted for Donald Trump who like Hillary Clinton is a very strong supporter of the organization that murderers hundreds of thousands of unborn babies a year:
Planned Parenthood.
Laugh at these supposed Christians' hypocrisy, I do.
That's right, you phony Christians want to keep it a secret that you're pro death. I'll keep talking and exposing you Libertarians, unless you're ready to debate me?
God isn't, why would I be?
Have you done your homework on Jewish ceremonial and civil laws and God's universal moral code/laws?
I didn't think so, but then exposing pro Trump lemmings for what they are has nothing to do with the death penalty.
I appreciate you have your litmus. Most people do. It isn't inherently evidence of anything other than your belief and/or the abilities and attributes noted by the litmus.Is there a mind at conception? No.
Is there a personality at conception? No.
Memories? No.
Directed will? No
The ability to relate with anther? No.
The things that qualify as life for a human being are absent at conception....
and those would be?
a functioning brain for example.
this has a functioning brain
do you believe it is human?
wow you are a special kind of stupid aren't you
...a mind...
...a personality...
Memories...
Directed will...
The ability to relate with anther...
the chimpanzee I posted has all of those
awwww
even baby chimps?
if we're trying to determine universal principles, they must apply universally, whether one is suffering from aphasia, or is unborn (but has brain development) or is at the prime of life or is deteriorating in old age
I can't answer on the unborn aphasia example as I need more information. If the fetus is just vegetative then I wouldn't consider it human.
But if it has already been human and then has broken down to a lower level of consciousness, that person still receives full rights. You don't lose rights once you have them, unless you go to prison
From what I read online, anacephalic babies rarely make it to birth, let alone make it PAST birth. Anything that struggled so hard to hang on deserves a shot to live (if I was the doctor), even if it's only for a few minutes. I suppose that partially up to the mother, since she knows the child won't make it very far and perhaps opt to end the child's suffering slightly prematurely.I've worked on newborns who were anacephalic - we had no problem identifying them as human :dunno:
when you talk about rights, you're talking about the law
not my area of interest :idunno:
i'd prefer to keep it on a scientific basis at the moment
From what I read online, anacephalic babies rarely make it to birth, let alone make it PAST birth. Anything that struggled so hard to hang on deserves a shot to live (if I was the doctor), even if it's only for a few minutes. I suppose that partially up to the mother, since she knows the child won't make it very far
We were trying to define when something becomes "human" so I thought a legal point would be a good place to start. Since no one seems to agree here on WHAT constitutes humanity, it is proving difficult any other way
We were trying to define when something becomes "human" so I thought a legal point would be a good place to start. Since no one seems to agree here on WHAT constitutes humanity, it is proving difficult any other way
1.Show me anything backing your words that these guys had a super high IQ.
You can't, of course. We can't even prove that most existed. We just think it's highly likely
The Bible has well noted inaccuracies.
Can s woman turn to a pillar of salt?
How old is Earth?
See?
Yeah, it's a dead organism.
The zygote is objectively not dead.
But it is a human organism. Objectively.
objectively it is just as human.
Why should people like you be allowed to spew ignorance?
Still not smart enough to read and understand the words "for example"smart enough to demonstrate that your criteria of "a functioning brain" is inadequate :idunno:
Sure, yes.
So what?
One's a dead human, the other is a living human.
Obviously it's wrong to kill a living human, and impossible to kill a dead human.
I put stock into what experts say. You're right, there is not a definite, consensus opinion to draw from. There is data suggesting that around 22 weeks is when "humanity" begins and that's based on science, which I wouldn't consider particularly arbitrary.
Could they be wrong? Could "humanity" begin before 22 weeks? I suppose it's possible, but based on what we know about our brain it's highly highly unlikely. And I don't think that a pregnant woman should have to care for a child that she neither wants nor has the means to care for if the science backs her up, and the only opposition is "what if"
You're right, this "line of humanity" is somewhat arbitrary. But we have to draw it somewhere, and we might as well base that on the objective and expert opinions of those who study it