There is a big difference between beliefs and religious beliefs when it comes to law. Everyone not a sociopath believes that killing humans is wrong (hence the universal legal prohibition on murder). Only a section of a religion (Christianity) believes an embryo is a human. It is casuistry to confuse the two types of belief. The fact tha…
There is a big difference between beliefs and religious beliefs when it comes to law. Everyone not a sociopath believes that killing humans is wrong (hence the universal legal prohibition on murder). Only a section of a religion (Christianity) believes an embryo is a human. It is casuistry to confuse the two types of belief. The fact that some widely held humanist beliefs are also held by religious groups is irrelevant.
There is a big difference between beliefs and religious beliefs when it comes to law. Everyone not a sociopath believes that killing humans is wrong (hence the universal legal prohibition on murder). Only a section of a religion (Christianity) believes an embryo is a human. It is casuistry to confuse the two types of belief. The fact that some widely held humanist beliefs are also held by religious groups is irrelevant.