RE: Abortion and Women's Rights
May 31, 2014 at 4:04 pm
(This post was last modified: May 31, 2014 at 4:05 pm by John V.)
Did you guys miss this?
I already acknowledged that DNA has problems. I could alter it to DNA plus another factor - and that would still have problems. Consciousness and self-awareness have been proposed by others. They have their merits, but one could also show problems with them. Each person chooses as they see fit. Different people give different weights to different factors. What's the problem? I don't get why you're all having trouble dealing with this.
Quote:(May 31, 2014 at 9:32 am)Chas Wrote: Your definition of personhood has some problems.Of course it does. All definitions of personhood have problems. That's why it gets discussed and people end up with different opinions.
I already acknowledged that DNA has problems. I could alter it to DNA plus another factor - and that would still have problems. Consciousness and self-awareness have been proposed by others. They have their merits, but one could also show problems with them. Each person chooses as they see fit. Different people give different weights to different factors. What's the problem? I don't get why you're all having trouble dealing with this.