Try QuoteGPT
Chat naturally about what you need. Each answer links back to real quotes with citations.
The end point of this reasoning is that any policy based on assigning a unique status to conception in the emergence of humanness must be seen as com… - Harold J. Morowitz
" "The end point of this reasoning is that any policy based on assigning a unique status to conception in the emergence of humanness must be seen as coming from subjective evaluations—evaluations that may not be shared by others. Subjectivity does not, of course, does not make these arguments wrong; it simply means that they cannot be given the kind of public universality we assign to arguments grounded in scientific understanding.
English
Collect this quote
About Harold J. Morowitz
Harold J. Morowitz (December 4, 1927 – March 22, 2016) was an American biophysicist who studies the application of thermodynamics to living systems. His primary research interest is the origin of life.
Also Known As
Alternative Names:
Harold Joseph Morowitz
Related quotes. More quotes will automatically load as you scroll down, or you can use the load more buttons.
Additional quotes by Harold J. Morowitz
Enhance Your Quote Experience
Enjoy ad-free browsing, unlimited collections, and advanced search features with Premium.
We recognize that to many people such a statement of cold biological fact misses something essential about the developing fetus. We recognize that there is a strong inclination to assign personhood or a soul to the single cell that results from fertilization on the grounds that it represents “potential life.” Our position is that this inclination, as strongly as it may be favored on religious or social grounds, has no basis in science because, as we point out in Chapter 1, personhood and soul are simply not scientific concepts.
Loading...