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December 27, 2009

Christmastime religious/philosophical question influenced by IVF

Back at the time the New Testament was written there wasn't all this scientific knowledge about the human reproductive system.

But now that there is, it raises a question for me regarding the immaculate conception. 

Was Christ half human and half God -- i.e. half the genetic information provided by the Holy Spirit and half by the human mother Mary?

Or did the Holy Spirit transfer a complete God-conceived embryo to human surrogate Mary?

December 27, 2009 |

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Mel

It's a damn good question, I just don't have an answer :-)

Posted by: Mel | December 27, 2009 at 01:30 PM

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