From a lefty I know..."Yeah, it's murder, but that's okay as long as I view the victim as an inconvenience."
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Which is a nonsensical argument. The zygote is designed to develop at a certain rate and sentience is not an objective measure, it’s a subjective one, it’s like saying marriage is between people that love each other. A zygote will always reach sentience if there is no interference. This is the same argument as a man put into a medical coma, if he is expected to fully recover is he not alive?
I've been wondering if a brain or nervous system is even a requirement for sentience, given what we know about green plants and other so-called "lower forms of life."
What part of interference is confusing you? There’s nothing in the biological design of a zygote that doesn’t lead to sentience. Interference in the development process is what creates a stillbirth, whether it is genetic mutation, lack of nutrients, abortion etc.
No we have a scaled concept that is constantly in flux. If you ask 500 bioethicists what sentient means you get 50000 answers. Like love, sentience is a concept, but not one held to any rigidity or objective standards.
Again these are all subjective descriptions.
I bet you also have a really smart black friend whose existence proves niggers aren't retarded.