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Originally Posted by baloney_detector  The thing is, however, I apply the term "human being" to human germ cells too because they also fit my definition of "human being."
But, in my opinion, these are just words.
And, I'm much more interested in the nature of living things that exist in the Homo sapiens lineage than what some word-or combination of words-happen to mean in our language.
But, let me ask you, why would you call a fertilized egg a "baby"...if doing so wasn't for some desired effect on an audience? |
I am quite happy to not use the word 'baby'. Foetus is just as good. But denying it's humanity is another matter. It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Aristotle
People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news.
A. Liebling
What luck for rulers that men do not think.
Adolf Hitler
What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?
Mahatma Gandhi |