>>Cells do not develop into human persons. Personhood is a
discrete category. The person either exist or not. I maintain that a
person comes into existence at the point of fusion.>>
And, as I said, that's fine. But at least recognize that the "point of
fusion" is still a process, and not an event, and so your position is
necessarily a metaphysical statement, for that "point" can never be
scientifically defined.
Burgy
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