Cat with 2 faces...
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I agree . . . especially since that is a natural (and not manmade) mutation. If you HAVE to bring religion into the issue, that still doesn't make it against God. Either its an accident of God's Creation . . .or its God's work. Perhaps God would like us to know more about development . . . perhaps he just wasn't awake when he was proofreading that kitten's genome . . . maybe he has some ineffiable reason of His own . . .
What would be this person's logic be? Since human's didn't have anything to do with it (except perhaps its survival) . . and this is the kind of person who doesn't believe in natural accidents . . . what, the devil made the kitten? Give me a break.
What would be this person's logic be? Since human's didn't have anything to do with it (except perhaps its survival) . . and this is the kind of person who doesn't believe in natural accidents . . . what, the devil made the kitten? Give me a break.
Well, yes. I did say if you HAVE to bring God into it. My personal opinion is that its just a chance mutation. That's how the world works, God or no God. Such things happen.
However, I enjoy nothing more than pointing out when someone's own logic makes no sense, even by their rules. Saying that kitten is against God makes no sense, even from a religious standpoint . . . thus making a truely idiotic statement.
However, I enjoy nothing more than pointing out when someone's own logic makes no sense, even by their rules. Saying that kitten is against God makes no sense, even from a religious standpoint . . . thus making a truely idiotic statement.
I have to agree that even from a religious standpoint that person's comment was uncalled for. The kitten may be mutated... but is he suffering??? Not at this point... according to the article he/she seems to be doing really well. I read the article yesterday so can't remember if they said it was a he or a she. Anyways... I have to say that I'm really glad that this lady decided to take a chance on this kitten. What a lucky little kitty.
Especially from a religious standpoint it is uncalled! Aren't you supposed to love all creatures? Show me the passage where it says that a kitten born with two faces is the devil!
Poor kitten... but it seems to have a great life, it is loved. It made me smirk how one side can go to sleep while the other one is awake! Now that is something I could utilize myself!
Poor kitten... but it seems to have a great life, it is loved. It made me smirk how one side can go to sleep while the other one is awake! Now that is something I could utilize myself!
Actually, that's not what's wrong with it I think. I read a popular science book, I think it's called 'Mutants', that discusses such developmental deformities. Right at this moment, I can't remember which gene causes it, but its not actually twinning . . . its a gene that forms the face going bonkers. I'll try to find the book when I get home from work.
Edit: Actually, here are some links about the disorder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diprosopus
This one explains the difference from parasitic twins: http://www.phreeque.com/parasitic_twins.html
According to a medical site, no human with the disorder has ever survived past birth. Just a pig and a cat.
Edit: Actually, here are some links about the disorder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diprosopus
This one explains the difference from parasitic twins: http://www.phreeque.com/parasitic_twins.html
According to a medical site, no human with the disorder has ever survived past birth. Just a pig and a cat.
Thanks Lilavati! Learn something new everyday.
So is it still two twins that joined at an early age? Or is it a mutation?
Diprosopus, also known as craniofacial duplication, is an extremely rare form of conjoined twins whereby there is a near complete fusion of bodies but part or all of the face is duplicated on the head.
— Wikipedia
.So is it still two twins that joined at an early age? Or is it a mutation?
Diprosopus, also known as craniofacial duplication, is an extremely rare form of conjoined twins whereby there is a near complete fusion of bodies but part or all of the face is duplicated on the head.
— Wikipedia
Thanks Lilavati! Learn something new everyday.
So is it still two twins that joined at an early age? Or is it a mutation?
Diprosopus, also known as craniofacial duplication, is an extremely rare form of conjoined twins whereby there is a near complete fusion of bodies but part or all of the face is duplicated on the head.
— Wikipedia
.So is it still two twins that joined at an early age? Or is it a mutation?
Diprosopus, also known as craniofacial duplication, is an extremely rare form of conjoined twins whereby there is a near complete fusion of bodies but part or all of the face is duplicated on the head.
— Wikipedia
I'm not a scientist, but that explanation actually makes more sense to me than the parasitic twin/conjoined twin explanation . . . its too perfect to be a parasitic twin, and so total (and often enough replicated almost identically, though the creature rarely lives) that it seems a little weird for it to be conjoined twins . . .while having it been the reverse of cyclopia seems very logical to me. (And yes, I am an irredeemable nerd who reads very strange books)
They've bred mice without sonic all together . . . the results are gruesome and never survive even into late pregnancy.