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minus-squarerockerface🇺🇦@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoI mean, with cloning technology any cells could develop into a person. Doesn’t mean we should count my hand as a separate living thing.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down6·2 days agoA fetus is considerably further along than just a random cell. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to make a distinction there.
minus-squareraspberriesareyummy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·2 days agoIt is unreasonable, because the difference between a single cell and a fetus is a laughable 9 weeks.
minus-squareinsanemantis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-22 days agoSo is a sperm or an egg. Definitely not just random cells, but also definitely not people
minus-squarerockerface🇺🇦@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 days agoA hand is also further along than a random cell. I don’t see the distinction as significant, if we’re already handwaving the details to the “future technology”
I mean, with cloning technology any cells could develop into a person. Doesn’t mean we should count my hand as a separate living thing.
A fetus is considerably further along than just a random cell. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to make a distinction there.
It is unreasonable, because the difference between a single cell and a fetus is a laughable 9 weeks.
So is a sperm or an egg. Definitely not just random cells, but also definitely not people
A hand is also further along than a random cell. I don’t see the distinction as significant, if we’re already handwaving the details to the “future technology”