Originally Posted By: Kaotic
Originally Posted By: sinij
So what is the difference between fertilized egg and unfertilized egg and some sperm? Is some magical process happens that adds significance to mixed ingredients? How is this different from "living tissue"?
Well, an unfertilized egg is not fertilized. At that point it, and sperm, are like the tip of your finger, they are part of a human but they are not a human.


Interesting, so if I manage to fertilize my finger would you consider it a human being? Would it also stop being my body part at that point?

So you have -1 second to fertilization "part of a human", and then suddenly 1 second later you have a whole human. What changed? Please don't respond with "duh, it got fertilized". I am looking for you to explain why you assign significance to this specific biological process, and not say to ovulation, cleavage, implantation or other number of biological processes involved in pregnancy?


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Originally Posted By: sinij
Also why do you consider frozen fertilized egg outside of human body a person but gut bacteria a mere life? They are not at all biologically different.
Only in the world of particle physics would anyone postulate a percentage chance that gut bacteria would grow into a human. However, the ridiculousness of your assertion only serves to strengthen the point that you have no basis for your opinion.


Answer the question.


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Originally Posted By: sinij
It is clear from your answers that you believe that something special happens during fertilization and anything that would prevent this fertilized egg from developing into a sentient human being a crime, and a murder. Is this correct?
Yepperooney. That "something special" is the same thing that happens when any animal procreates. We, as humans, place special value on human life because we are the only species in which we have seen conclusive evidence of self awareness, or sentience.


Does just fertilized human embryo posses any self-awareness or sentience? How does just fertilized human embryo is different from just fertilized cow embryo?

Last edited by sinij; 02/10/12 04:20 PM.
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