ScreamingEagle
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wade said:But if that "embreo" will never develop beyond the zigot stage, and is doomed to destruction anyway, I see no moral issue with using it for the betterment of mankind. I do not believe that life becomes sacred until it becomes self-aware, and as I've stated before, I believe this occures when the cerebral cortex becomes active, which is probably not earlier than about the 5th week, maybe later (I'd have to do some research to pin down how many weeks into development this occurs).
Since there are quite a few such zigots available, I think this is an appropriate avenue for aquiring the stem cells, as long as they are created for fertility treatments and are legitimate extras.
Either the embryo is human or it isn't. Your rationalization is just another form of liberal relativism.
p.s. How's this for liberal rationalization: I think humans who can't spell technical terms the third time around are relatively unaware, inferior human beings with no possible potential and thus their illegible lives should be slated for the experimental factory.