Good evening John,
everrything I send where actually quotes from Peter Singer from his books
Rethinking Life and Death and from Embryo Experimentation.
I actually didn't offer any opinion so far :-)
Cheers
Gregor
On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, John Homan wrote:
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> Good morning Gregor,
>
> An assumption, like a theory, is not a fact. Hence to build your edifice,
> your taj mahal, on the foundations of assumptions may easily be the fatal
> (but predictable) flaw that may cause the whole thing to implode.
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> Have a good time,
>
> rgds John
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gregor Wolbring <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 11:23 PM
> Subject: Singer quotes from the book Embryo experimentation
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> > > "So should we accept the premise that every human being has a right to
> > life? We may do so, but only if we bear in mind that by 'human being' here
> > we refer to those beings who have the mental qualities which general
> > distinguish members of our species from members of other species. "
> > ..
> > "The embryo especially the early embryo, is obviously not a being with the
> > mental qualities that generally distinguish members of our species from
> > members of other species. The early embryo has no brain no nervous system.
> > It is reasonable to assume that , so far as mental life goes, it has no
> > more awareness than a lettuce."
> >
> >
> >
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Dr. Gregor Wolbring
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