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So, today I was reading an editorial in today's Washington Post (Use the account "someone@example.com" password "example" if needed) on stem cells and the theological arguments on it. In it, the writer says that "The Talmud states that before 40 days, what is in the uterus is akin to water, not a human being." The justification for this was that rabbis saw God breathing life into Adam from a mass of clay, therefore life cannot start until organs and a human shape form.
I found that to be pretty neat, but mainly for its political implications (The evangelical right should shut its trap etc.). Any other thoughts on this?
(BTW mods, This could go in a lot of places, but since this is a discussion on the theology of it I figured Temple would be the best way to go.) |
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