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Originally Posted by Latenter
That's why the mad scientists talk about brain transplants.
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The mad scientists in the 1940's and 50's talked about heart transplants, but it became reality in 1967. I don't think a brain transplant will occur that quickly, but it will happen. Not a question of if, a question of when.
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Originally Posted by Latenter
How is it not life? It's organic matter reproducing and growing. My point is that once neural activity exists in a human brain, there's something going on, and I believe it has rights. Where do you draw the line? I think it's silly to say that a baby isn't it's own entity until the cord is cut, or that depending on the hospital it could or could not be viable. I'm just trying to find a specific, scientifically justifiable point..
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To me, it isn't. Organic matter reproducing doesn't constitute life. Neural activity at that point is, in my opinion, simply electrical impulses and does not equal life.
At it's most base, it's entirely true that a baby is
not it's own entity until the cord is cut because the baby relies on the host body for survival, then it's sink or swim.
On this track of thinking, it's saying the rights of the reproducing organic matter trump the rights of the already independent individual host who is of advanced age compared to the organic matter and the host is already a tooth on the cog of the vast wheels that constitute society.
If the host can not decide on the destiny of it's own existence and it's ability to reproduce, than who shall we leave this monstrously massive decision to? Government? Religion? Society?
Government is the umbrella you live under.
Religion is a personal choice not to be pushed on others not of your religion.
Society is how we all live together and respect one another as a whole.
Freedom is the right to choose.
Freedom means our forefathers through blood, gave us the right to question government, have religious freedom and form a more perfect union, society.