http://www.riledup.com/debate/246/when-does-life-begin Once an egg is fertilized at what point does life begin? Immediately, is what I think. en-us At that point it will become a baby if we don't stop the process. Long before a baby can live outside it's mother it has a heartbeat, feels pain, and can even hiccup. Newborn babies cannot live outside the mother's womb alone and must be cared . for by others. It is 100% dependent on its mother and others to keep it alive. How can we say life starts when the baby can survive outside the mother when newborns are totally uncapable of this? Perdie Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:33:00 +0000 http://www.riledup.com/debate/246/when-does-life-begin http://www.riledup.com/debate/246/when-does-life-begin A heartbeat is present, then there is life. . Pamela1129 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:38:01 +0000 http://www.riledup.com/debate/246/when-does-life-begin http://www.riledup.com/debate/246/when-does-life-begin Where is the individual, i.e., soul-spirit-body, before union of sperm and egg.. conception? Nowhere. Conception creates what did not exist but it does not create life. Where is the individual at death? Nowhere. Soul-spirit-body die, not life. artell Sat, 08 Sep 2007 23:01:26 +0000 http://www.riledup.com/debate/246/when-does-life-begin http://www.riledup.com/debate/246/when-does-life-begin The reason a new creation is able to "live" outside the womb is it is already "alive" inside. If sperm and egg do not unite a new body does not "exist" anywhere. The "stuff" of egg and sperm are "alive" seperate and still alive united at conception. artell Sat, 08 Sep 2007 23:14:22 +0000 http://www.riledup.com/debate/246/when-does-life-begin http://www.riledup.com/debate/246/when-does-life-begin