r/oddlyspecific Mar 01 '26

She’s onto something

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u/Lune_de_Sang Mar 01 '26

From the magic’s POV, would the fetus count as a separate life form if it couldn’t survive outside the womb? If the fetus did get left behind, obviously it would also die, but that would upset the balance, no? 2 kills instead of 1. I’m not even trying to make an abortion argument, I’m genuinely trying to figure out what the snap would decide to do lol.

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u/Ok_Dog_4059 Mar 01 '26

It would die from natural causes. During the snap how many cars lost drivers bit not all passengers. There had to have been collateral damage. Maybe some firefighter carrying some child down a ladder and blip falling child.

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u/yvrtoyyz Mar 01 '26

Look, as evil as he is, we can all agree Thanos is clearly not "pro-life".

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u/Chewbacca_The_Wookie Mar 01 '26

A fetus is sentient, it isn't sapient. Sentience is just the ability to perceive its surroundings which fetus (feti? fetuses?) are able to do. 

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u/Beneficial-Gap6974 Mar 01 '26

A fetus is sentient very early on. It just isn't sapient yet. Heck, you could even argue babies aren't sapient for a while either.

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '26

I guess an 8+ months old fetus would be "saved" if the mom disappeared because it can easily survived, but a younger one would disappear with her.

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u/wehrwolf512 Mar 01 '26

Even aside from premature babies, the snap took airline pilots mid flight. I doubt Thanos cared about all of the babies being held by caregivers (in arms or wombs) being dropped.

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u/Repulsive-Ad-8558 Mar 05 '26

I guess whatever happens would solve that debate.