| Bodhesatva said: In this case, I agree that there is a distinction between "soul" and the phrase I used, but I think we can agree that's a gigantic can of worms in and of itself. I didn't swap out the word because I think they're exactly equivalent, but rather because I wished to avoid opening an entirely separate and rather large discussion. I think a discussion of abortion is large enough without introducing an additional debate in which we define precisely what a soul is :p |
Bod, I must not have made myself clear and for that I apologize. Your pointing out the possibility of a "debate in which we define precisely what a soul is" is the debate which I think is pointless unless a plea to religious authority is made. As you said, a gigantic can of worms. My declaration that "Everything relies on semantics when you're just talking aobut it" was simply noting the obvious (I was being a dullard), i.e., semiotics and syntax are crutches we rely on when communicating.
