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I don’t like killing babies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t like the killing of babies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t like the idea of babies getting killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Babies should be respected as human beings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But put one cell together with another cell, and there is no baby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Calling that a baby is disrespectful to babies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Calling that a baby makes it more probable that real babies get killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because: where’s the difference? If you put it here and I put it there, we’re both against killing babies. So, we’re not arguing for or against killing babies. We’re arguing about definitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is a baby?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There’s no progressive or conservative in this unless one lives by division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A says B kills babies. B says A kills babies. Please don’t. It’s horrible to murder babies. But can one murder a cell? Two cells? Four? Eight? Of course not!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For instance: take those eight cells. Then take very many + eight cells \u2014 an adult human being. Then demolish those eight cells. That doesn’t make you a murderer. Of course not!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s not about babies. It’s not even about cells. It’s about very small differences in types of cells. Those differences can be brought back to the molecular level. It’s about molecules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s a discussion about definitions about molecules \u2014 nothing more, nothing less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Isn’t it weird?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No no no no no no no no no no. No?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Make it 80 cells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Somewhere along the line, there may be disagreement among people who are against killing babies, about whether they are ‘for abortion’ or ‘against abortion.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But there are no such people because there are no strict delineations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are people who are against killing babies. I would hope there are no others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then we can discuss what a baby is. That’s a healthy discussion! We can strive toward making it as healthy as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But if someone tears it back down toward a definition about some molecules, and if you don’t, and I don’t, then we may agree that such a person is hugely misguided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Any sane person would agree, and especially God (who, in case of a baby being a few cells, would be killing millions every day).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is not about believers versus non-believers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
but about rationality and depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both are sacred to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not one without the other, and certainly not what flies in the face of both.<\/p>\n