(May 31, 2014 at 9:21 am)alpha male Wrote:(May 31, 2014 at 8:00 am)LostLocke Wrote: If the formation of DNA is the indicator that an abortion should not be performed because it is now a "person", then you are also against animal abortions too, right?What part of "within humans" didn't you understand?
(May 31, 2014 at 8:17 am)Cato Wrote: Perhaps an indicator, but not a very significant one for determining personhood:The significance of factors is a matter of opinion.
A fertilized egg is one cell. It has the full complement of DNA.
Every cell in your body (except gametes and red blood cells) has that same DNA.
Is every cell in your body a person?
You know that a human could be created by cloning any of those cells.
Your definition of personhood has some problems.
Skepticism is not a position; it is an approach to claims.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
Science is not a subject, but a method.