In traditional African tribes, a newly born baby is not yet a full person, whereas a deceased person who lives on in the memory of his or her descendents is a person still, despite physical death. This implies that

A) animism is false.
B) there are no funeral rites.
C) abortion is never justified.
D) birth and death do not mark the person's beginning and end.


D

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