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To: Lane3 who wrote (81359)7/4/2018 2:09:15 PM
From: mel221  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 354107
 
>> You continue to miss the point that something that is both alive and human is insufficient to deem that something a person.

Then define the scientific basis for when something becomes a person.

A human blood cell is not and will never be a human person.
A human liver cell is not and will never be a human person.

A human is a multi-cellular creature composed of nearly 1 Trillion human cells with human DNA and around 49Trillion bacterial cells.

Most of those cells are alive... But, by themselves, none of those cells are a human person.



To: Lane3 who wrote (81359)7/4/2018 2:32:48 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 354107
 
Which is why I keep asking for clarification.

As it stands, it is like asking "why is an orange?".

That is, assuming he understands the "science" like he claims. Because it is a really ambiguous question from a biological point of view.


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