[Debate] When does life start?

[Sterling Malory Archer]

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So when does life start?

*Does it start when the sperm and egg fuse to become 46 Chromosomes and then start dividing?

*Does it start when the embryo's heart starts beating?

*Does it start when all vital organs are present in the embryo?

*Does it start when the baby is out of the mother and breathing air?

So when do YOU say life begins?



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[-Logic-]

I'm guessing it starts when you're an embryo and you're developing. Read this;

1. Living things are highly organized.

2. All living things have an ability to acquire materials and energy.

3. All living things have an ability to respond to their environment.

4. All living things have an ability to reproduce.

5. All living things have an ability to adapt.

According to this elementary definition of life, life begins at fertilization, when a sperm unites with an oocyte. From this moment, the being is highly organized, has the ability to acquire materials and energy, has the ability to respond to his or her environment, has the ability to adapt, and has the ability to reproduce (the cells divide, then divide again, etc., and barring pathology and pending reproductive maturity has the potential to reproduce other members of the species). Non-living things do not do these things. Even before the mother is aware that she is pregnant, a distinct, unique life has begun his or her existence inside her.

 

[Migualon J.J.]

from my point of view, it is when the baby is out of mother and is breathing

 

[I Am Pein]

when you develope a concuisness, before that you could say that your fingernail (completly seperate from your body) can be put on death row becuase it contains 46 chromosones,is out in the world,is of (insert your age here), and capable of living without a outside sources help. so all in all when your able to become aware of your existince are you called a human

 

[sytren]

I'd have to say when it has a heart beat. That kind signifies life.

 

[KyoshiroSenju]

When you get out of your dads .........

 

[Sterling Malory Archer]

when you develope a concuisness, before that you could say that your fingernail (completly seperate from your body) can be put on death row becuase it contains 46 chromosones,is out in the world,is of (insert your age here), and capable of living without a outside sources help. so all in all when your able to become aware of your existince are you called a human

I disagree with you buddy.

You were never just a fingernail. However, you were just a cell. Get what I'm getting at?

You can't put a fingernail on death row, but you can put a cell (Abortion)

 

[Out Of Ctrl]

I believe life starts the moment the sperm and egg fuse.

'Big things have small beginnings' xd

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[MasterOftheUchiha]

id say right when you are concived

 

[-Hades-]

I think it starts the moment you start being aware of your actions. Until then you can't acknowledge that you are alive. At least looking from inside out.

 

[EL MAGNIFICO]

its a very difficult question , :

baby inside the womb needs nutrients which he takes from the mother ... he needs nutrient , which means he is living ..(his metabolism is in process)
so its for sure that life starts before the baby is taken out of the womb !!

now what i think is its not a sudden thing ..that bamm !! and "from now u r living "
its a process ....sperms infuse with the egg --thats when the hope starts ...like we start thinking that man this thing will b among us oneday !!

another thing is that inside the womb the baby is connected to the mother with a duct (lo i dont know what it's called ) and its said that mother's health has an effect on child , b it good or bad ...

SO in my opinion the last option is out now !!!

 

[Tsuki]

Life starts when the embryo gets a soul... so a certain period when the baby is in the womb(before he gets out) but i'll let you guys discuss that matter

 

[Sterling Malory Archer]

I think it starts the moment you start being aware of your actions. Until then you can't acknowledge that you are alive.

Do you know you only become aware of your actions around 1-3 years old?

 

[SAGE OF ALL ELEMENTS]

So when does life start?

*Does it start when the sperm and egg fuse to become 46 Chromosomes and then start dividing?

*Does it start when the embryo's heart starts beating?

*Does it start when all vital organs are present in the embryo?

*Does it start when the baby is out of the mother and breathing air?

So when do YOU say life begins?



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When one developes a consiousness , that is when life starts . Though scientifically , you ca say that when everything is present and such , that is when life starts but whatever.

I personally feel when a being is consious , that is when life starts..It is useless whether if the heart is beating , the organs are present or even if the baby is out of the womb . If it is not consious , that is not true life . It is just merely existence , which is useless.

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[I Am Pein]

I disagree with you buddy.

You were never just a fingernail. However, you were just a cell. Get what I'm getting at?

You can't put a fingernail on death row, but you can put a cell (Abortion)

.....theres no difference, a fingernail is a collection of cells and so are you, and i think you should read a bilogy book before asking this kind of question

 

[Sterling Malory Archer]

.....theres no difference, a fingernail is a collection of cells and so are you, and i think you should read a bilogy book before asking this kind of question

There is actually a difference.

And I just received 98% in my Child and Adolescent Psychology module...I think that is suffice:ice:

 

[saaaaaadpanda]

I'm guessing it starts when you're an embryo and you're developing. Read this;

1. Living things are highly organized.

2. All living things have an ability to acquire materials and energy.

3. All living things have an ability to respond to their environment.

4. All living things have an ability to reproduce.

5. All living things have an ability to adapt.

According to this elementary definition of life, life begins at fertilization, when a sperm unites with an oocyte. From this moment, the being is highly organized, has the ability to acquire materials and energy, has the ability to respond to his or her environment, has the ability to adapt, and has the ability to reproduce (the cells divide, then divide again, etc., and barring pathology and pending reproductive maturity has the potential to reproduce other members of the species). Non-living things do not do these things. Even before the mother is aware that she is pregnant, a distinct, unique life has begun his or her existence inside her.

I mean no disrespect, but you are misappropriating science here. I fully understand and respect those people that believe life starts at conception, but that is a religious or philosophical standpoint that is not falsifiable.
1. Living things are highly organized.
I agree that a new fertilized egg quickly matures into a blastocyst which is highly complex in its own right, but this on its own is not enough.
2. All living things have an ability to acquire materials and energy.
A human embryo is not acquiring its own metabolites. It given them by the mother.
3. All living things have an ability to respond to their environment.
Taxis requires a nervous system which is not developed in a young embryo
4. All living things have an ability to reproduce.
This statement does not refer to mere cell division when we're talking about a multicellular organism. It refers to the ability to create progeny which a newly fertilized egg cannot do
5. All living things have an ability to adapt.
Developing is not the same thing as adapting. Period.

Again, I respect everyone's beliefs. However, when it comes to the realm of science, as a geneticist, it is one of my pet peeves when scientific concepts are misinterpreted (especially if it is agenda driven). Also, this is an inappropriate thread for the base. Please take it down.

 

[I Am Pein]

I think it starts the moment you start being aware of your actions. Until then you can't acknowledge that you are alive. At least looking from inside out.

so in your opion a baby is not alive.....becuase babies arent aware of there actions until a few months after birth can they be held responsible and have learned a few things like the sound of a mothers voice.

 

[xBijuu]

When you are aware of your existence, and you can acknowledge your actions.

 

[Wesobi]

Biologically speaking, I'd say when you are born.

If you think of it in another way "life" itself only begins when there's a certain routine in your life, or something that you live for.

Also, keep the discussion nice guys. I don't want to see it turning into a flame fest or spam fest for that matter.