I believe Jozak's definition included the word "distinct," which excludes all your lame examples. Fine, but they are clearly human.
Obviously, a corpse is not life. All the other examples are parts of another organism. Unborn children are not appendages.
I thought this sort of third-party-copy-and-paste spamming wasn't allowed here.
Here we go again! It amazes me that people employ such strenuous mental gynmastics to deny the Bible's unequivocal condemnations of homosexual...
What "contradiction" are you talking about? I was refuting the concept of annihilationism. Except the Bible nowhere equates God's kingdom with...
You must be talking about an ectopic pregnancy. In this case, as you note, both lives will be lost if nothing is done. Abortion in this situation...
What about Kerry slamming Dean during the primaries for denying that we were safer with Saddam in custody and now basically parroting Dean on...
PhotoGra1, Can you please elaborate on what "consumer driven healthcare" would mean? Are you saying we should eliminate insurance companies and...
Upon fertilization, sperm and egg cease to exist, and a brand new life is created. After that point, all future changes can be described as...
"Freedom of choice" doesn't apply to those who want to have no part in killing the unborn? That's absurdly Orwellian. They are in the proper...
I would also recommend listening to NPR's analyses of both debates: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4055740...
I made no “straw-man attack.” By your own admission, you don’t believe that newborns qualify as human. You therefore have no rational basis for...
I think the common definition of "pregnancy" could change in the near future, as we learn more about the early pregnancy factor (EPF) hormone,...
This group is even more overtly ideological than Planned Parenthood: http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/about/index.htm I refer you back to post...
No, but they can prevent implantation from occuring, which means their effects last longer than the first 72 hours following conception....
I trust that if you ever end up in an emergency room, you'll insist on paying the full expense out-of-pocket? If you don't have the money, will...
If it prevents implantation, then (A) it is not merely "contraception" and (B) its effects extend beyond the first 72 hours. Are these the only...
I asked you if you could point to an example of communism that works well; I guess you can't. I would argue that it can only work if it is...
Here's another article I cited earlier (ignored or overlooked by Balbus) that indicates otherwise:...
Might it be possible that the system is unsustainable, if it requires continual funding increases? Really? Is there a "great" example of communism...
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