There was a recent discussion on talk.origins on "When does Life begin?". The discussion centers around the 'legal' and 'moral' implications of 'destroying' three Frozen Embryos
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Wow... The last para just scared me. Sorry for the reaction but that is the first time I hv heard of that way to end the show (If u catch my drift). I gotta think about it though... considering you sound so confident about Euthanasia, you must hv thought quiet a lot about it.
As of now, I would like to let Nature take its course, no specific intrest in me to speed up or slow down the length of my life (you can call me plain lazy :P)
About Euthanasia, I think it should be allowed but reviewed if possible case to case. I am scared of ppl taking advantage of it if its made legal.
About the Embryos, I would like to look at Embryos like seeds... Each time a seed is thrown away or destroyed a possible plant or tree is denyed birth. I heard somewhere that a indivisual embryo has a very low survival rate even in the womb of a woman, this is similar to the odds that a seed(amoung a group of seeds) will become into a plant.
Its a very thin line we are dealing with but your argument has bought some fresh ideas into the debate.
Not saying its a bad idea, Most ppl just ignore that they are throwing away seeds(dont consider them as carriers of life) which is weird coz most of them are the same ppl who are against destruction of Embryos.
You raise a very valid point. If its all about 'right for life' the same must be applied to every life form (including eating seeds, roots and whole plants).
Defining "Life" in the first place is difficult. However, we do know that life began very simple. Something like an RNA or more simpler must have formed. All that was needed was a chemical that could replicate itself to set the ball rolling. How these chemicals fought it out (availability of "input chemicals"), etc.,. were all subjected to the Selection process that we are subjected to even today (albeit, for us its a whole lot of different criteria like "you cannot run fast as I do, so i will eat you" or even "you don't have a good job, i won't let my daughter marry you
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As of now, I would like to let Nature take its course, no specific intrest in me to speed up or slow down the length of my life (you can call me plain lazy :P)
About Euthanasia, I think it should be allowed but reviewed if possible case to case. I am scared of ppl taking advantage of it if its made legal.
About the Embryos, I would like to look at Embryos like seeds... Each time a seed is thrown away or destroyed a possible plant or tree is denyed birth. I heard somewhere that a indivisual embryo has a very low survival rate even in the womb of a woman, this is similar to the odds that a seed(amoung a group of seeds) will become into a plant.
Its a very thin line we are dealing with but your argument has bought some fresh ideas into the debate.
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Defining "Life" in the first place is difficult. However, we do know that life began very simple. Something like an RNA or more simpler must have formed. All that was needed was a chemical that could replicate itself to set the ball rolling. How these chemicals fought it out (availability of "input chemicals"), etc.,. were all subjected to the Selection process that we are subjected to even today (albeit, for us its a whole lot of different criteria like "you cannot run fast as I do, so i will eat you" or even "you don't have a good job, i won't let my daughter marry you ( ... )
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