Axtech wrote:I know what you're saying, and I definitely understand your view on this. However, scientists (which is an odd choice for a group to cite, I think) aren't exactly decided on this debate either. Yes, life begins at conception. But I believe the argument is that there are a number of living things that aren't human and that aren't valued the way human life is. The difference here, of course, is the potential to become a full undeniable human. Question is whether the potential alone is enough to justify being human. In this it becomes more of a philosophical debate than a scientific one.
And I'm not sure if you were directing that last comment towards me, but do not assume ignorance when someone offers a different view. I'm not even debating you, I'm just offering up the opposing view since your reasoning before was looking at a very very simplified form of the argument.
Yes Rob, I understand that you are not really debating me, nor am I directing my comments towards you. As for the science comment, I stand by it. At conception, life starts, and from that embryo, a human develops. It may be extremely similar to other species, but human nonetheless. I know that there are a lot more complexities to the issue but I’m sure you are aware that previous threads have gone quite in depth into them.
