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From: brianp@shark.UUCP (Brian Peterson)
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Subject: Re: They finally said it!
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Date: Wed, 7-Nov-84 13:22:58 EST
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X?    From: andrews@uiucdcsb.UUCP
X?    That is a good question.  At what point does a fetus become a child?
X?    As I can see no definite "transition point" I have to say that point is
X?    at conception.
X?    				Brad Andrews

If I can not "see" a "definite" transition point between childhood and 
adulthood, does that mean that every person is an adult?
(I refer you to the discussion on inductive logic in some other group.
Someone offered what they thought was a correct use of induction.
They said: if a pile of sand with only one grain is small, and adding
one grain of sand to a small pile of sand produces a pile which also
is small, then by induction, all piles of sand are small.
There are very obvious flaws in the sand argument, and also in the
child/fetus argument.  For a starter, you might do something sensible
like use a dictionary...)
You can see no definite transition point.  Have you heard of "birth"?
It is a transition, and it is plainly definite.  If you think that
birth shouldn't be used as a decision-point of where a developing
homo-sapiens is worth saving, then you MUST tell us what you think is
the difference between one worth saving, and one ok to prevent.
If you don't tell us, you are merely flaming in the darkness
of your own mind.

Brian Peterson  {ucbvax, ihnp4, }  !tektronix!shark!brianp
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