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Breakpoint

Who's Just a Clump of Cells?

Breakpoint

Colson Center

Christianity, News Commentary, News, Religion & Spirituality

4.83.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2023

⏱️ 1 minutes

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Summary

Live Action recently posted a photo on X that shows that a baby developing in the womb is not "just a clump of cells," even at eight weeks gestation. Though the baby is only about half an inch long and roughly the size of a raspberry, retinas begin to form during this stage, as well as intestines and other organs. This is also the time when fingers and toes start to take shape and the baby gains the ability to flex at the elbows. In about 10 more weeks, the baby's sex can be determined.  

To call a preborn baby that is growing and developing in the womb "a clump of cells" is as reductionistic as calling a born human "a clump of cells." I mean, in one sense it's true, we are all clumps of cells. However, it's an absurdly incomplete picture of what a human being really is. 

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With a woman to look at Culture from a Christian worldview, I'm John Stone Street with the point.

0:04.5

Live action recently posted a photo on X showing a baby developing in the womb, and that it's not just a clump of cells,

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even at eight weeks gestation.

0:13.5

Though only about a half an inch long and roughly the size of a raspberry,

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retinous begin to form during this stage,

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as well as intestines and other essential organs.

0:21.8

This is also the time when our fingers and toes start to take shape and a baby

0:25.6

gains the ability to flex at the elbows.

0:27.7

Believe it or not, in just ten more weeks the baby's sex can be determined.

0:31.6

And to call a pre-born baby that's growing and developing in the

0:34.2

womb like that, just a clump of cells, is as about as a reductionistic as calling a born

0:39.1

human being, an adult one a clump of cells. I mean, of course, in one sense, it's true we're all clump of cells. I mean of course in one sense it's true we're all clumps of

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sows but it's an absurdly incomplete picture of what a human being really is.

0:49.4

For the Colston Center I'm John Stone Street with the point.

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