Yes! Exactly! Of all the times I've posted on this issue, you are only the second person to understand! The first was also on this very thread. It must be my lucky day.
I never cease to be amazed at the power of mental blocks. Why do you think continua are so hard for so many people to understand?
Why do you think people insist upon the fallacy of the magical poof at conception? Do you think that that insistence has any detrimental effect?
Because that is the time when a totally unique DNA pattern comes into existence - it is a magical poof - wow, just think of whats happens. The blueprint has just been drawn for a totally unique (except for multiples, twins, triples, & so on) individual.
For any species to continue, it is to the advantage of all the members when conception and birth occur. Without it, the continuum of life stops.
Do you think that that insistence has any detrimental effect?
The whole issue is, was, and always will be emotional, so , no, I don't think that belief in the "Magical Poof", as you will, is necessarily bad. Again, it is the moment that a new, unique individual is created.
In viewing the whole abortion issue, I am always amazed that more weight is always given to the life of the mother. See, in looking at life as a continuation of a species, how can the mother's life be more important then that of her child. In fact, the child may very well contribute much more to the continuation of the species. So, each life, that of the mother wishing to terminate the life of her child, and that of the child - or potential child, should be weighed equally.
In this case, there is no way to justify the termination of a species member and still expect the species/life continuum to continue. Whether or not one believes in God, just the basic survival instinct should prevent abortions. That's why I can't understand the pro-choice crowd. I do truly believe that the pro-choice group is either deeply deluded or deeply suicidal.