Good evening Gregor,
Sorry, I din't make it clear, it is Singer's assumptions in your quote I was
referring to.
Have a good time, rgds John
----- Original Message -----
From: Gregor Wolbring <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 9:49 AM
Subject: Re: Singer quotes from the book Embryo experimentation
>
> 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:
>
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > > "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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