Here's the story of a little child who was born without a brain. On another forum I read through the comments of numerous supposed Christians, many of whom were perplexed about whether this child is a real person. This also led a few to speculate that abortion was okay in this instance. The reason? Because this child has no rational thought (with no brain) therefore he has no soul.
Now I grant that this is a very peculiar case but it really doesn't seem that difficult to me. If we are going to seat human viability in rational apprehension then what do we do with people who have brains that are dead? Is soulishness based on rational apprehension? Do people lose their souls when they get Alzheimer's? I say, of course not. And this little malformed boy is one of those tests that God sends to His people and to nations. How we treat them, whether with respect or endless speculation on their humanity, will tell us where we will go next. Are we being judged with blindness?