I recognize the image on the right as a person. I don't recognize the image on the left as a person.
If you recognize the image on the left as a person, can you explain how you recognize it as a person?
—praxis
The one on the left is what the one on the right looked like about 9 months earlier. In those 9 months, what changed for you? — NOS4A2
I don’t want us to have to talk about my crappy reasoning yet, — Fire Ologist
What are those qualities, besides Caucasian, and hair? — Fire Ologist
We don’t need to go through every aspect of personhood do we?
— praxis
Absolutely not. Probably a bottomless pit. — Fire Ologist
Again, this provides no insight into why an adult and a baby are both persons, but a zygote is not. — Fire Ologist
Basically, why do you think a new born baby is a person? — Fire Ologist
What “personal” things are you recognizing about a new born baby? — Fire Ologist
the same question from way way back that I’ve asked multiple people over and over to directly address in any way — Fire Ologist
what is “individual recognition” anyway? — Fire Ologist
What leads you to believe it is not a person? — NOS4A2
When does “person” or “human being” happen so that it matters in discussion about abortion. That’s the money time period or moment. — Fire Ologist
So if you're a 2nd Century BCE Carthaginian, it's moral to sacrifice babies to Baal. — frank
Essentialism tend to mean that there are fixed attributes — Tom Storm
Do you think essences immortal or something? — Fire Ologist
Are you saying immortal equals unchanging?
Why is that? — Fire Ologist
Ok, just above, you said Catholics have to be essentialist because Catholics believe in an immortal soul.
I then said that this doesn’t follow as there is nothing about the amorphous term soul that requires belief in essentialism.
You agreed they can be amorphous. — Fire Ologist
Why can’t souls be as amorphous as whatever else we are talking about? — Fire Ologist
I wouldn't even know where to start to take another step in such a conversation. — Fire Ologist
I don’t have any idea if “souls” ever “go” at all, let alone where or how they would go when bodies die, as in when a fetus is destroyed in an abortion. — Fire Ologist
Scientism and essentialism might be seen as things that dissipate with experience. — Banno
Where do the souls of aborted babies go? What would a soul of an embryo frozen for centuries experience? — RogueAI
Your are talking public policy. — Fire Ologist
Explain what? — Fire Ologist
I'd rather abortion up to around six or so months remain legal. — Fire Ologist
To whom? — Fire Ologist
I am a Catholic and believe in God. — Fire Ologist
By the way. I've stated what my religion is more than a few times in the forum. It's no secret. I'm just not telling you here. Because Satan told me, not to worry, he'll take care of you.
I found a great quote:
"Immaturity is the inability to use one’s understanding without guidance from another. This immaturity is self-imposed when its cause lies not in lack of understanding, but in lack of resolve and courage to use it without guidance from another. Sapere aude! [Dare to know!] Have the courage to use your own understanding! That is the motto of enlightenment."
- Immanuel Kant, 1784 — Fire Ologist
My argument is everything is arbitrary after you have a living organism with 46 chromosomes. Waiting for thought capabilities, or desiring or sentience is like waiting for laughter or pooping, or any other activity. Also, my argument is a sort of reductio ad absurdum - if a person is thinking, then to be consistent, many newborns are not persons. I think that's not an explanation of person that anyone is after. — Fire Ologist
That is exactly right. — Fire Ologist
I don't think you trust my answers for some reason. And I'm curious why but really would rather hear some sort of argument relating to abortion from you. — Fire Ologist
That was the first time the word “religion” was used between us.
Contradiction contradicted. Again. — Fire Ologist