| Many scientists still have religious beliefs and philosophies. Scientists still have their own philosophy of "life." That is why debate exists so greatly around this topic, because everyone has different philosophies regarding when life truly begins.
I know what sperm is, thank you very much. My point was that sperm is living just as the egg is, but they are nothing but cells - no more a human being than a zygote.
If there was life upon conception, if the zygote was a human being immediately upon said conception, there would be no pregnancy process at all. The zygote becomes human, which leads many people to be of the opinion that individual life is not immediate, but a process of similar development as well. This is why I personally believe that the individual life does not begin until the brain has developed and is fuctioning. |