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    the truth about abortion

    I'm actually interested in the argument that you can make about the potential for a human being not equalling existing as a human being. Certainly, a blastocyst and a 26 week old fetus bear no resemblance to one another. At the same time, the person I am now and the person I will be nine...
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    the truth about abortion

    I may need to brush up on my Christianity, but I believe the view is that children automatically go to Heaven. Someone perhaps better acquainted wtih this could tell me. In that view, isn't God doing a lot of "us" (fellow souls, I guess) a favor?
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    the truth about abortion

    Perhaps he equates the *potential* for the development of cortical activity with life, rather than defining it through its mere presence or absence. In that sense, after conception has taken place, embryonic/fetal development will occur and the cortical activity that you equate with...
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    The Theory of Evolution

    Haven't read all the preceding 8 pages of this thread, I apologize for anything I say being a redux of prior arguments. 1. Natural selection is incapable of advancing an organism to a "higher order".... An interesting point. I'm not sure what you mean by a "higher order" organism...
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    how many times a week should i workout my arms?

    Every other day has worked well for me ... usually I alternate arms/legs. I'd definitely do more reps than 4-8 (in essence I agree with Deeko) if you want don't want to bulk up too much. I did 12-8-6-failure with increasing weight, and it worked for me.