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Markup /zellig/105596
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>>105587 exactly, and if you asked them why we should have ethical consideration for matter which meets this criteria, they're probably respond with a circular explanation like "because it's life". anti-abortion commentators purposely exploit the connotation of the word "life" to their predominantly religious viewers to make it sound like scientists are saying souls are created at conception. imagine if vegan activists began arguing that we shouldn't hurt sea sponges because "science confirms they're animals". that may seem like a reasonable argument for someone who doesn't know what animals are because they likely think the word "animal " is a synonym for sentient creatures, the same way the religious right thinks of souls when they hear the word "life".
