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Old 09-15-2005, 04:41 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tecoyah
The trouble with these particular developmental milestones is not just that they're arbitrary. More troubling is the fact that none of them involves uniquely human characteristics--apart from the superficial matter of facial appearance.
This is the pivotal passage, and it is false. From the moment of conception, the z/e/f is a growing organism with human DNA that programs it to develop and grow precisely as a human being grows. THAT is unique of human beings and human beings alone.
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