Posted by rpcman on June 16, 1999 at 12:14:40:
In Reply to: reason? posted by Melissa on June 16, 1999 at 11:44:36:
: I do not beleive that we yet understand how emotion works.
We have an excellent understanding of the subject. It is through chemical reactions produced in the brain--usually based on physical stimulation.
: Perhaps a fetus cannot reason but do you think it cannot feel.
It absolutely cannot feel during the first term. Neurons are just beginning to form and are not yet linked as I said in a previous post.
: If you can rebuttle with a scientific answer I would be intersted in hearing it.
Read the aforementioned book by Carl Sagan.
: I feel what I did was very wrong.
Do you also feel that contraception is wrong? What is 'very wrong' is bringing unwanted children into an overpopulated world.
: Have you ever seen a picture of a 10 week old fetus
Sure have. It looks like a tiny frog of about 1/2 an inch in length. Frogs feel more than a 10 week old fetus though.