tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24504461.post1136121645851321966..comments2024-02-19T22:24:48.553-06:00Comments on Ite ad Thomam Institute: Argument against the 'Brain Death' Criterion for DeathUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24504461.post-63276413026141599032012-07-11T21:57:17.427-05:002012-07-11T21:57:17.427-05:00Anonymous, your objection leaves me wondering what...Anonymous, your objection leaves me wondering what you understand by 'generation'. Are you saying that ovulation is truly the act of generation, and that conception is not?<br /><br />Moreover, do you concede that 'omne agens agit sibi simile'? If so, how does this occur in human conception? If it is a corpse that conceives, how could we say that the zygote is 'simile' Don Pacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13921692353515274589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24504461.post-63993435219026716592010-04-22T18:08:14.080-05:002010-04-22T18:08:14.080-05:00Objection to the second reply:
I distinguish the ...Objection to the second reply:<br /><br />I distinguish the major; (1) that only a female with a rational soul can produce the material cause of generation (ova), I concede; (2) (a) that the woman must still exist when the act of generation occurs and (b) that only a member of the same kind can nurture another before birth, I deny.<br /><br />Proof:<br /><br />(2a) This is evident especially Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24504461.post-51628440070979805202010-04-21T11:39:23.129-05:002010-04-21T11:39:23.129-05:00Jamie,
YOU SAY that I beg the question when I sa...Jamie, <br /><br /><b>YOU SAY</b> that I beg the question when I say the following:<br /><br /><i>"Premise 2) But in the case of the brain-dead, the body remains human....<br /><br />Proof of Premise 2: All the (remaining) organs in the body of someone who is 'brain dead' are ordered to rational activity.</i>"<br /><br />I imagine that you mean this: the defense of the premise, Don Pacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13921692353515274589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24504461.post-16342989081497166332010-04-21T06:10:54.196-05:002010-04-21T06:10:54.196-05:00Bravo! Both proofs are, of course, correct, but th...Bravo! Both proofs are, of course, correct, but the second is a thing of beauty.Gregory the Eremitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652447286252910371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24504461.post-30163152238965942272010-04-20T16:11:45.931-05:002010-04-20T16:11:45.931-05:00In your first defense of the objection I am curiou...In your first defense of the objection I am curious about point two - isn't this begging the question?Jamienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24504461.post-63226162130291436072010-04-20T11:37:50.988-05:002010-04-20T11:37:50.988-05:00Another reply:
SECOND REPLY:
P1) If the rational...Another reply:<br /><br />SECOND REPLY:<br /><br />P1) If the rational soul of a female patient who is 'brain dead' has been replaced by a sensitive soul, then the resulting animal would not be able to generate a human being.<br /><br />P2) Female patients who are 'brain dead' can conceive and bear healthy human children.<br /><br />C) Therefore, the rational soul of a female Don Pacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13921692353515274589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24504461.post-86368111573293004662010-04-20T11:34:08.239-05:002010-04-20T11:34:08.239-05:00Good objection. Here's my reply followed by a ...Good objection. Here's my reply followed by a defense.<br /><br />REPLY:<br /><br />P1) If the rational soul has been replaced by a sensitive soul, then the human body must be replaced by the body of a brute animal.<br /><br />P2) But in the case of the brain-dead, the body remains human.<br /><br />C) Therefore, the rational soul has not been replaced by a sensitive soul.<br /><br />DEFENSE Don Pacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13921692353515274589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24504461.post-70325637094653789952010-04-20T03:12:41.475-05:002010-04-20T03:12:41.475-05:00I agree; but I think one might need to address the...I agree; but I think one might need to address the following in order to be convincing:<br /><br />Objection: In a brain dead patient, it seems that the rational soul has been replaced by a sensitive soul.Gregory the Eremitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652447286252910371noreply@blogger.com