majora$$hole
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nope i did not say "equal level" to an adult brain i said brain activity period. once the brain is developed to the point of "activity" then human life starts. the point at which it starts is in the link you gave in a previous post, and we talked about, which is around the first trimester i believe. i never said "normal brain activity" i said the spark of the brain. yes my proposal only serves to make the LAW when life starts more in line with what we have already determined to be when someone dies so we have ONE standard for the two events. no i don't think it is ALL that defines personhood there are MANY things other than brain activity that go into that.ugh, Well, let's keep it going then. Brain activity of any sort other than continuing to develop into a fully functioning human brain is not central to my belief that a human is human at conception. It's your point as I understand it, that unless there is measurable brain activity on an equal level to a born, living human, than it is not indeed human yet. I understand your point of view, but again simply do not agree with it. For several reasons.
1. A fetal brain develops physically in the first few weeks and continues to develop through the pregnancy, and indeed through life.
2. From the first cell, the brain is serving it's intended purpose. That purpose changes somewhat as it develops.
3. Comparing the fetal brain and the born human brain in terms of function is inadequate since they are obviously not at the same level.
4. What constitutes normal brain activity, and do those that have less than relatively normal brain activity still qualify as humans?
5. Is your assumption an IBTL sort of attitude? You know that baring some abnormal circumstance, the brain will begin to function at the level you describe within a very short period of time from conception. Is it simply the presence of some measurable electrical impulse that would qualify or is it more than that?
Does your proposal serve any other purpose other than defining an acceptable period to perform abortion? Is brain activity all the defines person-hood in your opinion?