Recent content by Maxb49

Actually, the question is when do a collection of cells become a human being? Life is a continuous process that has occurred for at least several billions of years. Life doesn't suddenly begin during intercourse, at conception, any time thereafter or recently before. For the record, I don't...

You of all people should know better. The burden of proof rests with the one making a claim. A person who makes the claim that an embryo is a human being assumes the onus. What is so hard to understand about that? What are you running away from? Yes, we really do know that genetic material...

Necessitas probandi incumbit ei qui agit. Whomever says an embryo is a human being assumes the onus. In a previous post, I pointed out the uncontested fact that a six day old embryo is group of 100 cells with unprogrammed genes that have not developed into any body structure, any organ. These...

What she is carrying is a function of time. On one day it's a zygote and not a human being. Months later, it's a fetus. At one point in time there are no organs and no defining characteristics of a human being that come later with time. It's all relative to the observed time frame. Between 0-8...

MonsterMark, I've demonstrated again and again why an embryo is not a human being. There are plenty of resources where you can learn about embryonic development in further detail. You're fighting a losing battle by shaking your fist at facts. Despite this, the burden of proof is on you to...

You have unique genetic material, but not necessarily a human being. To illustrate the point your fingernail clippings, beard shavings, and snot have your unique DNA but no one considers any of that to be a human. The question is whether or not it's a being. Philosophically you could argue it...

What rock did you crawl out from under? Seriously. Read a book. A collection of 100 cells may have the potential to become a human being but at the embryonic state it is not a human being. Not every ejaculation deserves a name.

Your red herring notwithstanding, there are no human beings present in the womb at the moment of conception. Your ignorance of this simple fact is glaring. Science: 1 MonsterMark: 0. Sorry, you lose.

An embryo becomes a human being after the embryonic stage. Cells in the embryonic stage are by definition not human beings. Six days and 100 cells are not a human being. 100 cells has no brain, no heart, no programmed genes. They do not have the characteristics necessary to become a human being...

As much as anybody cares what you think.

Is everything with you the same labels and talking points? I've never read the Daily Kos in my life nor do I plan on reading it. These questions are answered by credible scientific knowledge. See the above post. When the embryo transforms into a being with a functioning brain, a beating heart...

Have you studied science beyond elementary school? Let's assume you did. You will recall, then, that the embryonic period occurs between fertilization and the eighth week of pregnancy. An embryo cannot survive on its own because it has no organs, body structure, and organs. During the 6th day...

I'm surprised at you Fossten, you strike me as smarter than this. It's time to be honest with yourself. Embryos are not human beings. They have the potential to become human beings but they are not yet human beings. They lack all of the necessary conditions to be a human being.

Once confirmed, cabinet members serve at the pleasure of the President. If George W. Bush is not the president, then members of his cabinet no longer serve as officials. Rice never was President nor was she acting president.

Married? Check. Job? Check. Homeowner? Paid off years ago. Productive member of society? 10, sometimes 12 hour workdays. Embryos are not human beings. You're a fool to think otherwise. If you paid attention to your elementary school science teacher you wouldn't be so confused. Oh wait, you...