On Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 10:53:33 AM UTC-4, Muggles wrote:
On 6/8/2017 5:33 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at 8:59:39 PM UTC-4, Muggles wrote:
On 6/7/2017 2:04 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at 2:11:03 PM UTC-4, Muggles wrote:
On Wed, 7 Jun 2017 12:48:13 +0100, Bod wrote:
It's not just her body anymore when she is hosting
another life.

Indeed, but it's still her body and her choice whatever
you think and has nothing to do with anyone else, bar
her spouse.

If you create a new life, humanity demands that there is value to
that life. Otherwise, how are we any different from the rest of the
animal kingdom?

We aren't.


You really don't see the human race as being any different from the rest
of the animals?


No, I don't. Every human behavior, both bad and good, is also reflected
in the behavior of other species.


Do other species practice medicine, build rockets to travel in outer
space, or participate and create wars? No.

War, yes. Animals build, although their creations are less
complex than ours, since their brains are less complex.

As for animals practicing medicine, this is not what I'd call a
scholarly source, but it's good enough to get started:
http://www.cracked.com/article_19686_6-surprisingly-advanced-ways-animals-use-medicine.html

After I posted, I thought of something that is probably unique
to humans: we make up stories. I wouldn't be surprised to learn
that cetaceans make up stories, although I'm mystified as to how
we would discover that.

Cindy Hamilton