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Old 11-27-2008, 05:12 PM   #113
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Originally Posted by peter12 View Post
I suppose, but it cannot be doubted that a fertilized egg contains the complete blueprint of a human being. Something entirely unique.
That is true, but is that (fully) what it is to be human?

A man has a parasitic twin attached to his side. Is that a human? It has the human genetic code. But does it possess what it really means to be human?

A person with Down Syndrome does not technically have the "correct" human genetic code. Are they not human?

It's not quite black and white.
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