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To: Luke Skyfreeper
The placental barrier is the first organ the new individual human being builds ... in order to survive. That you cannot fathom how that survival act implies a will to live does not weigh to the contrary. I leave you to your mental gymnastics.
488 posted on 06/10/2003 9:49:19 PM PDT by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote Life Support for others.)
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To: MHGinTN
The placental barrier is the first organ the new individual human being builds ... in order to survive. That you cannot fathom how that survival act implies a will to live does not weigh to the contrary. I leave you to your mental gymnastics.

Mental gymnastics???

You're telling me that embryos exercise a "will to live," and that that basically makes them human. Fine, but 1) there is no conscious mental activity on the part of an embryo implanting itself into the womb, and 2) by your twisted logic, a chipmunk embryo also exercises the same will to live, and can therefore also be counted as a human being.

502 posted on 06/11/2003 7:29:52 PM PDT by Luke Skyfreeper
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