(February 3, 2016 at 1:39 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Sorry I can't keep posting anymore for tonight... it's late and I have to go to bed. Thanks for the discussion, though. Probably one of the most diplomatic discussions about abortion I have ever had with anyone. Thanks for being respectful, guys!
Ok, but when you get back, I'd really like to see your response from GBD here, if you don't mind:
(February 3, 2016 at 1:21 am)SnakeOilWarrior Wrote:(February 3, 2016 at 12:39 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: If you are comprised of human DNA, you are a biological human being, whether you have the ability to feel pain or not, imho.
That argument could logically be used in opposition to the treatment/removal/killing of cancerous growths. Tumors are comprised entirely of cells coded by purely human DNA...
If simply being comprised of human DNA makes you a biological human being, why no funerals after hair-cuts, nail parings or amputations? These are all things comprised of human DNA. After all, we can (hypothetically) make clones from those material since they carry complete DNA.
By that logic, as Sam Harris points out in "Letter to a Christian Nation," (and I'm paraphrasing) every time you scratch your nose you're guilty of mass murder.
Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
