[Magdalen] pondering politics

[Jay Weigel]

*a* Jew.

On Sun, Jul 10, 2016 at 4:52 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> They do not become  *Jew*. They are still alive.
>
> On Sun, Jul 10, 2016 at 4:39 PM, James Handsfield <jhandsfield at att.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Boy babies do not become a person until their bris on the eighth day of
>> life.  Not sure the standard for girls.
>>
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>> Education is its own reward, both for the individual and for society.
>>
>> Jim Handsfield
>> jhandsfield at att.net
>>
>> > On Jul 10, 2016, at 4:25 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > ​I tend to go along with the ancient Jew​ish belief about life, that it
>> > begins when a person takes their first breath and stops when they take
>> > their last. As a medical person, I know there are some interventions
>> that
>> > support and extend life, and those can complicate the issue, because I
>> also
>> > believe in brain death. However, it should be noted that a person who is
>> > brain dead will not likely breathe on their own once artificial supports
>> > are removed.
>>
>>
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