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To: exDemMom
Your previous comment, "Glad to know you worship the god Science." strongly implies that you hold science and the scientific method in contempt. So, of course I concluded that you are not fond of science.

No, it doesn't, not in the least. "Worship" is not a synonym of "fondness."

I am not good at answering nonsensical questions.

Nothing nonsensical about it. You explained the lack of distinctly human characteristics in the fetus before week 3, because it lacks a nervous system. I asked who put it there, at week 3.

Seems easy enough to answer.

113 posted on 05/19/2013 9:43:14 AM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (So?)
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To: Trailerpark Badass
No, it doesn't, not in the least. "Worship" is not a synonym of "fondness."

Quit trying to backtrack by claiming you meant something other than what you clearly meant. Your message was clear: you don't like science, you don't understand the scientific method, you have no clue about what science shows us, and you hold those who devote their lives to advancement of human knowledge in contempt.

Nothing nonsensical about it. You explained the lack of distinctly human characteristics in the fetus before week 3, because it lacks a nervous system. I asked who put it there, at week 3.

Because that is utterly nonsensical. Who holds up flying airplanes? Who keeps your feet stuck to the ground when you walk around? Who keeps the moon from plummeting into the earth and destroying us all? Who makes vinegar foam up when you mix it with baking soda? Who shoots lightning across the sky during a thunderstorm and who makes the thunderstorm? Answer: no one. Simply put, natural processes don't have a "who" involved. If you believe that a "who" actively guides every single natural phenomenon that occurs... well... all I can say is that I've seen illiterate people who are more scientifically sophisticated.

If you *genuinely* want to know about the stages of embryonic/fetal development, I suggest you Google it. There are many very good descriptions of development available.

During the first few weeks after fertilization, the fertile egg grows into a ball of featureless cells. In the third week, part of the ball folds inwards, making a crease. That crease forms the neural tube. The top of the neural tube becomes the brain; the rest of it becomes the spinal cord. Because everything you know and feel is rooted in the brain, this is really the point at which a featureless clump of cells takes on human characteristics. And no one at all is involved, because this is a natural process. It either happens by itself or does not happen at all. Most fertilized ova never survive long enough to form a neural tube.

114 posted on 05/19/2013 12:29:16 PM PDT by exDemMom (Now that I've finally accepted that I'm living a bad hair life, I'm more at peace with the world.)
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