Harold J. Morowitz quotes

The purpose of this book is to discuss and present evidence for the general thesis that the flow of energy through a system acts to organize that system. (Harold J. Morowitz)
Because of the importance of the Judeo-Christian tradition in America, it is important to understand abortion as dealt with in the Old Testament. The most significant fact is that it is never mentioned. View quote
Harold J. Morowitz
At the chemical level, human beings just aren't all that different from pumpkins or any other life forms. View quote
Harold J. Morowitz
Even with this abbreviated sketch of the process of fertilization, one thing is obvious. When biologists object to statements about life beginning at conception, they are not splitting hairs or being pedantic. There is no time in the sequence we've just described where new life is created. In fact, from the point of view of the biologist, at conception, two previously existing living things come together to form another living thing. View quote
Harold J. Morowitz
It is clearly in the best interests of everyone involved that these decisions be made with a maximum of compassion, a minimum of bureaucratic intervention, and the absence of attorneys. View quote
Harold J. Morowitz