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but "birth" seems rather arbitrary too. It seems like the most notable milestone in the entire process, so what makes it arbitrary?
by hfdgiutdryg 8y ago
but "birth" seems rather arbitrary too.
It seems like the most notable milestone in the entire process, so what makes it arbitrary?
- davrosthedalek 8y agoThe existence of c-section and labour-inducing medicine. It is certainly the most perceivable milestone. But maybe we can define a status change which is more relevant to the question cell group -> human. Maybe "has consciousness". My point is that this is a discussion which seems important.
- ModernMech 8y ago> has consciousness This hinges on the definition of consciousness, which we really don't have a good definition for.
- harimau777 8y agoI agree that defining an exact moment is difficult and/or somewhat arbitrary, but it seems to me that physical birth doesn't make sense as a cutoff since the baby is usually viable before that point. In my opinion a better milestone is higher brain function which occurs at about 19 to 20 weeks.