Brainstorm

[Ravenshire]

But, that's a different argument from the one I quoted. You claimed that being made of human DNA made something a human being.

By this new argument, you could claim that identical twins are not different people since they have the exact same DNA.

Being an entity made up of its own set of human DNA makes you a human being.

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But, this was not your original claim...

If you are comprised of human DNA, you are a biological human being, whether you have the ability to feel pain or not, imho.

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This is the claim I was responding to

My arm is made up of human DNA, but it's part of my body. It isn't in itself a human being.

By the claim you originally made, yes your arm would be a human being. Unless, you're shifting the goal posts?

If an arm, or a tumor, or the hair we unceremoniously leave on the salon floor aren't examples of human beings, then why is a fetus, a clone or an identical twin any different?

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You also never answered (or I missed it) my question about forcing people to have other people hooked up to them as a form of dialysis. Since the right to life trumps all other rights...

If I missed it, please do point it out.