Louis_Schmier wrote:
> The truth is that on that definition of zygote hinges--and I told you
> these are dangerous waters that I don't really want to stir, the crux of
> the abortion question which by your own statement science cannot answer.
> And that is my point. Science does not have the answers to all the
> questions, and there are questions asked that are outside the realm of
> science.
It's a little messier than this. In fact, science does not have "answers" to
any of the questions. Science provides tools for evaluating data and for
thinking systematically about the consequences of decisions based on those
data. But, our moral decisions might be better if we paid attention to
science. For example, was prohibition a good idea? Have we learned anything
from prohibition and its eventual repeal? Alcohol and other drugs have their
dangers, as do attempts at controling their use. There are consequences of
prohibitions against abortion and lifting those prohibitions. Science could be
used to see the consequences, so that our moral decisions are better informed.
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