The Arguing Atheist
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You: An inanimate object can be part of a living creature. For instance, a doctor may place a rod in a broken bone to give it support. That rod becomes part of a person's body but is obviously not alive.
Aaron: I can't see how that makes any difference. The rod was placed there by man, not by nature. It has nothing to do with my argument.
You: If a doctor replaced a person's hip with a mechanical one, would that damage your argument?
Aaron: No, of course not.
You: What if an entire leg was replaced? Or both legs?
Aaron: I don't see how any of this can make a difference. Mechanical things attached to a living creature are never alive.
You: As medical science advances and we are able to replace more and more of the human body, at what point will we be able to replace so much that a person will no longer be considered alive?
Aaron: A person will always be considered alive, no matter how much is replaced. It is not the physical body but the spark of life, the soul, which defines life.