Science Does Not Have a Definition for Human Life, or Any Life


Religion gets itself twisted into knots with the definition of "life." I put the word in quotations because we do not really know what it means. Everyone who follows forced-birth politics knows those who want to force women to give birth define human life in varying ways, a fetus feeling pain, having fingerprints, have a "heartbeat," or having a unique DNA. They wrongly attribute their positions to "science." There is no consensus in science any of these things declare that a human being exists. It turns out this is also the case for "life" in general.

There is a lot of agreement that 3 1/2 billion years ago life as it is often thought of did not exist. The earth was rocks, sand, soil and water. Then something, often thought to be a chemical reaction, happened and something different than what was on earth before began to show up. The exact form of "life" that first came along has never been agreed upon.

The link discusses fire. It uses fuel like humans and animals and leaves residue behind. But of course, it is something we don't ordinarily think of as "life." Perhaps it is something between that which is not and that which is life.

One explanation that makes sense to me, not a scientist, is that lighting with its powerful electric charge changed parts of the earth that were previously inert.

I suppose it is not terribly important to decide what is "life" and what is not. I don't engage in debates about when a "human life" begins because there is no clear answer. It is not crystal clear when a human life ends. Certainly, when a human doesn't breathe or have any heartbeat there is a consensus it is dead. But, many times a day life support machines are turned off by other humans. That life is done almost always.

In my opinion, a good rule is to not be too confident to pass judgement on when a human life begins and where and when any other form of life exists. 

  


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