I cannot believe that 'when the soul enters the body' is actually part of the abortion debate

[Hugh_Lebowski]

216. Don't you think that the man who financed the contest might've PICKED judges

based on knowing, basically, how they think?

Ergo, while this may be true "There was no influence by either Robert Bigelow or Colm Kelleher on the judging process", that does not preclude the possibility that Bigelow specifically CHOSE them, does it now?

Ya know, kinda like how TFG didn't 'influence' SCOTUS to overturn Roe v. Wade ... but he chose 3 of the 6 judges that did so?

I'd also point out that there a plenty of PhD's that have gone on record saying that there's no such thing as Human-Caused Climate Change. There were some that did so with COVID as well. In fact there's even PhD's that say evolution is not real. True story.

It's not hard to find 6 people in the world who are reasonably well-educated ... but still believe in wacky ideas.

But even if these 6 judges didn't have wacky ideas, they were given a JOB, presumably well-paid, right? That job was 'pick the essays that best argue the best for this pre-determined outcome (i.e. there ARE really souls)'. It's a paid gig. People like money, and to have work.

The fact that Ph.D's and medical doctors were the judges doesn't mean much, frankly.

And the fact that you're sitting here harping on someone else's education credentials without having considered the above points yourself (which I honestly think you should have)?

That's pretty much classic 'Appeal to Authority' fallacy.

And the one example given from the essay collection by BruceWane is illustrative, even if just one example, of the pseudo-science that's actually proffered in the collection.

The more important question here is ... were the ESSAYS themselves written by people with scientific doctorates? Do they put their name to them and their reputations on the line?

And most importantly ... WERE THEY PEER-REVIEWED?