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From: dbrown@watarts.UUCP (Dave Brown)
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Subject: Re: Can John Brown be far behind?
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Date: Tue, 5-Feb-85 18:34:28 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb  5 18:34:28 1985
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> >	> Fetuses don't think.
> 
> >	How do you know?
> -----------
> At the age I'm talking about they don't have anything to think with.
> 
> If you're asking a broader question, like "Couldn't they think some
> way other than the way we understand?" then I would say you're giving
> yourself the burden of proving it.  If someone asks me "How do you
> know oak trees don't think?" I'd have the same answer.
> 
> Until there is a brain and central nervous system at a sufficient
> level of completion, there is nothing present that can reasonably be
> called thought.  I'd probably be willing to extend that a little
> further in my personal belief, but I'll stick to rational argument
> here.
> 
> scott preece
> ihnp4!uiucdcs!ccvaxa!preece