(November 4, 2016 at 2:03 am)Irrational Wrote:(November 3, 2016 at 6:54 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Heh, yeah I know I answered for him. Sowwy!
And well, he/she may die before getting the chance to mature enough to take the form of a person (either by miscarriage or failure to stick to the uterous), but that's still a human entity.
Again, being human does not make one a whole human being (person). I get that, by your faith, you must believe that a one cell (in this case, a fertilized egg) can be a human being, but this is not supported by good reason.
It's not even so much a "faith" thing as it is a science thing. I was NEVER a different species of animal, and there's no such thing as half human, part human, or whole human. Human is human. I was always me and I was always human. Even for the very very brief time that I only consisted of one cell. It isn't the number of cells that makes someone human or not. It's the type of cells. It's the DNA that's in there. There is no arbitrary number we reach in regards to cells in our body where all of the sudden we "become" a "whole human" vs a part human or whatever that is.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
