Originally Posted by
RayA75
How can you justify that?
In my mind, objective goals such as life much outweigh the subjective goals that any one person has, such as happiness or convenience.
I think goal requires intent, and thus only applicable to sentient beings. 'Life' is no more a goal of the fetus than 'eruption' is a goal of the volcano. "Function" is a more fitting term.
New life is a biological function of the fetus, whereas finding a more suitable father is a goal.
Last edited by Odlov; Mar 21, 2012 at 04:25 AM.