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Originally Posted by willravel
How about this? An organism is alive if it is in a state where they can metabolize, reproduce, grow, and respond to stimuli. The species homo sapiens is an organism. A fetus is a member of the species homo sapiens.
A fetus isn't an organ because it doesn't have a specific function working with the body.
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will, first you make the same begging the question move when you put in the "fetus is a member of the species homosapiens," but i understand that this is due to your particular view point. however, whether a fetus is a 'member' of homosapiens would seem to precisely be the point.
as to the second point, i'm not even close to arguing that a fetus is technically an organ - i was simply making an analogy based on my own beliefs. as much as i loathe wikipedia, i checked it to verify your definition, and you're pretty much
spot on. using that definition, i could make a stretch to argue that a fetus is precisely an organ, the specialized purpose of which is to eventually grow into a little people person. i do not think this would be accepted by the scientific community. i'm sure we'll agree on that, if nothing else
