(May 30, 2014 at 7:33 pm)alpha male Wrote: Within humans, I already explained - individual DNA can be used as an indicator of personhood.
Perhaps an indicator, but not a very significant one for determining personhood:
- There were persons prior to our discovery of DNA. DNA surely existed, but knowledge of it was not necessary for discerning personhood.
- Babies born with hydranencephaly have human DNA, but I would struggle granting them the status of personhood.
DNA is also not required for differentiating us from other animals. In fact, it's not difficult for me to argue that DNA did the exact opposite;it showed us how similar we are to other species.
