People who subscribe to 'Naturalism of the Gaps' thinking believe that undiscovered natural processes can be invoked to resolve those things which science cannot explain.
stem cell ping
He’s certainly trying to be provocative, but I don’t believe they’ll be able to revert to a pristine, totipotent state of a brand new, diploid, fertilzed ovum, IMHO. Normal embryological development is only in one direction. Using extraneous RNA interference doesn’t qualify.
Let’s remove from the equation “when the soul becomes present”, let’s ask the atheists what the ethics are and when it should be considered an equal PERSON (or persons).
I’ve been trying to get this point across the anti-embryonic stem cell contingent on FR a few years now. As soon as any stem cell from any source is perfected as a therapeutic tool, it will also be capable of being turned into a viable embryo. Cells are made of specific molecules in specific arrangements, and science is progressing very rapidly in its ability to rearrange the molecules in any way that’s wanted. A stem cell that can be coaxed to develop into a replacement heart OR kidney OR liver OR pancreas can also be coaxed to develop into ALL of those along with all the other parts of normal living body. In the end, it makes no difference whether the starting cell came from an embryo or from umbilical cord blood or from adult skin.
Thanks for the ping.
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