tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162600987121671677.post7248520487597134822..comments2023-11-02T00:57:08.375-07:00Comments on ABSENCEofGOOD: I liked this so much...edit 1pboyfloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475980562742243007noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162600987121671677.post-90620634747574166482008-12-26T12:38:00.000-08:002008-12-26T12:38:00.000-08:00OMG...I just spilled about 400 million little live...OMG...I just spilled about 400 million little lives down the drain....damned internet !machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04073782907747032366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162600987121671677.post-68177136836253903962008-11-12T15:30:00.000-08:002008-11-12T15:30:00.000-08:00P-Boy - my head is a spinning!Does this mean that ...P-Boy - my head is a spinning!<BR/><BR/>Does this mean that every time I conceive of an idea I am theologically bound to see it through?<BR/><BR/>No wonder many people chose not to think...Pliny-the-in-Betweenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16580900408227953736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162600987121671677.post-23733912607030199082008-11-10T10:01:00.000-08:002008-11-10T10:01:00.000-08:00"A zygote is a gamete's way of making more gametes..."A zygote is a gamete's way of making more gametes."<BR/><BR/>-Robert A. HeinleinGearHedEdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288513835630145996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162600987121671677.post-87594114233044609132008-11-09T11:06:00.000-08:002008-11-09T11:06:00.000-08:00There is an old joke.......A panel of "experts", a...There is an old joke.......<BR/><BR/>A panel of "experts", a Rabbi, a Catholic Priest, and a Protestant Minister, was convened to discuss "When Life Begins". The priest said: "Mother Church teaches us that when a sperm and an ovum join, God inserts a soul. This is when life begins". The minister said: "Although not all Protestants agree in detail, most of us believe that when a fetus is able to survive outside the womb, this is the beginning of life."<BR/>When the Rabbi was aked, he said: "When the dog dies and the kids leave home, this is when life begins!"<BR/>Although this is a joke, as is usually the case, there is more than a germ of truth in it. There are different definitions among "believers", always colored by what their tradition may teach them. <BR/>Actually, the question remains solely a theological one, inasmuch as secular law places no real importance on this. Clearly, if it was not possible to either prevent or terminate a pregnancy, as for most of human history it was not (at least with the accuracy we have reached in the past century) this would not be even a theological question. Since the legal part of this has been determined by the Supreme Court, the insistance on the part of theists in wanting to define the moment in which "life" begins can only be of significance because they want to be able to impose their beliefs on the rest of us, even though our religious or ethical traditions disagree with theirs. If their only agenda was theological, they would be able to limit their preaching on the subject to their own churches. Clearly, for most Catholics and fundamentalist Christian sects, the issue of "sanctity of Life" is one of the few areas in which they agree, let alone have much respect for each other.Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10797750710657979526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162600987121671677.post-49160710229860427392008-11-07T20:42:00.000-08:002008-11-07T20:42:00.000-08:00"Observant.I don't need to be psychic or Nostradam..."Observant.I don't need to be psychic or Nostradamus-like.You're thinking, "But the Bible says(some drivel or other!)!"('cos you're ALWAYS thinking that, you simpleton!)"<BR/><BR/>LOL.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I am of two conflicting, but equally significant impressions on the part of when life begins. One line of thinking, similar to what you put here is "life started 3. some-odd billion years ago and has been going on ever sense". Which, is more or less correct. But I also a firm believer in the statement "life begins at 30". Largely because you really don't know whether a fetus should be aborted or not until they hit their teens...Asylum Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500952310972756918noreply@blogger.com