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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
The problem is that religion arbitrarily decided when the soul comes into play. Apparently they decided that a soul is implanted at the moment of conception even though I'm sure the bible never got into the nuts and bolts of how a sperm fertilizes an egg.
Religion doesn't have any problems with killing something that doesn't have a soul so all organized religion has to do is arbitrarily decide that the soul is implanted into the embryo at the exact moment when brain waves begin to be detected.
It's that easy.
I'm sure that it'll happen eventually but organized religion has a track record of opposing science until they are for all intents and purposes forced to accept progress. I think they know that the more advanced science becomes, the less place and power there is for religion and that's a factor in why religion constantly opposes science so vigourously.
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Wow. You arbitrarily decided that "religion" decided... I'm quite sure that there was no group conference where the Hindus and the Christians and the Buddists and the Muslims all got together to decide when a 'soul' was formed. Actually, I'm just certain that some people feel the potential for human life happens the instant the sperm fertilizes the egg. Nothing more, nothing less. And that the potential for human life was enough for religious purposes. I don't recall the soul being mentioned... but that could be me.
And while religion may not have problems with killing something that doesn't have a soul...
What about PETA? I mean... a unicellular organism is still a life form, no?
Furthermore, even science opposes science until they are forced to accept proof, but why don't you conveniently decide that that doesn't matter either.