Yeah I suppose you’re right. I wasn’t really trying to nitpick your statement, but instead to express my admiration of modern technology. We’ve come pretty far since the days of Ancient Greece.
Even before modern IVF, I’m pretty sure it’s medically possible for a woman to become pregnant with sperm donated by a man she’s never been within arm’s reach of, kept on e.g. a damp cloth. I wouldn’t be so quick to rule out the possibility of such a thing having happened in Ancient Greece at some point.
Technically, given our modern technology, this is no longer true; though throughout most of human history this was indeed the case.
OK, but I think to say “almost every human being who has ever lived...” would be a misleading understatement.
Yeah I suppose you’re right. I wasn’t really trying to nitpick your statement, but instead to express my admiration of modern technology. We’ve come pretty far since the days of Ancient Greece.
Even before modern IVF, I’m pretty sure it’s medically possible for a woman to become pregnant with sperm donated by a man she’s never been within arm’s reach of, kept on e.g. a damp cloth. I wouldn’t be so quick to rule out the possibility of such a thing having happened in Ancient Greece at some point.