(October 10, 2014 at 6:22 pm)ShaMan Wrote:(October 10, 2014 at 6:12 pm)Bad Wolf Wrote: He asked first. Stop being obnoxious.You've misconstrued my question. It's sincere and it stands on its own. If Chas and I have differing definitions of what a 'being' is (and I suspect that we do) then the terms must first be defined before conversation can proceed. It's a logical truth.
A human being requires a brain and nervous system. A fetus does not have either until after six months of gestation.
Prior to that, the fetus does not have the attributes of a being.
Skepticism is not a position; it is an approach to claims.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
Science is not a subject, but a method.