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Originally Posted by FoolThemAll
It's not so much a "belief" that life begins at conception as it is common knowledge. The life of a zygote, at any rate.
Now, if the question were whether human life begins at conception...then it gets much more interesting. Science can't tell us when it becomes human, science can only tell us when it becomes viable, or when twinning is no longer a possibility. It's a philosophical question, a question that even perfectly rational secularists can disagree upon.
But feel free to tout "it's just a bunch of cells" as the obviously correct answer. I mean, only ignorant religious folk getting their belief wholly from a misunderstanding of the bible would find such an answer unconvincing.
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Actually, what pisses me off about the abortion debate is not that one side is basing it's argument on a 2000 year old political document - that's a bit exasperating, but it's all about perspective. No, what gets me is that I think we could all agree that when human life begins is something that reasonable people can disagree on.
With that said, 1) There is no point in the argument because people will persistantly disagree and 2) aren't there other priorities that we ought to have that resonable people will agree upon that ought to be handled while there is agreement? Abortion has fixed positions on both sides of the issue, and it is used by unscrupulous politicians (From both sides) to divide the middle. Given that there will never be agreement, it can only be a wedge issue. And that is what really chafes my butt about the argument.
Yes, I think the deeply religious are somehow flawed. I'm sure they return the favor. I can live with that. Can you?