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Correct me here if I'm wrong as I'm going to try and summarize what you're saying. I do not want to misrepresent you.Ok, well, it's a lot to think about, but basically I believe God already knows our spirits before He places them in our developing bodies in the womb. And that view arose out of the 2 verses above and some other things in the Bible, quite a long while back, but only very recently did I realize it also has an implication about such things as contraception or a morning after pill that prevents pregnancy. If God puts our spirits in viable developing bodies as I think fits the scriptures, then contraception has no effect on that action. He will put that individual spirit in a body, as He chooses, and our actions will not prevent it at all then, see.
1. Human beings come into existence at fertilization (basic biology), but they do not automatically have a soul.
2. God determines which human beings will have souls and which will not.
3. If a human will not make it to developmental level X (I'm unclear as to where, if at all you draw the line), then God will not place a soul in that human being.
Is that right? If so, then would that mean that soulless humans are not created in the image of God and therefore do not possess inherent moral worth and value and are essentially no different than animals?
What's interesting is if that's true, then on some level, we actually determine which babies will receive souls and which will not based upon whether or not a woman aborts. Do you think we have that ability?
What of the babies that are developed enough, like John the Baptist who leapt for joy in his mother's womb, that have something go wrong at the end of pregnancy? Why would God put souls in them and not the others?
This position seems fraught with problems, and based upon Scripture that frankly, isn't even clear on the issue. It's not something that I can see agreeing with.
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