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    Quote Originally Posted by Wikiy View Post
    Fetuses.* There's exactly no difference between a 2-week old zygote that is equivalent in function to the mother's body to a tumor or parasite and a 22-week old fetus which doesn't have a proper neural system meaning it cannot feel pain nor is it conscious.
    Lets avoid the issue. Anyway you can easily find data that tells you things aren't like you said. Please find out more about it, it's actually pretty interesting.

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    If it was handled in a similar matter as fencing is (protection, blunted weapons, to first "blood" only), I could get behind it.

    To the death though... nah.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Djalil View Post
    Lets avoid the issue. Anyway you can easily find data that tells you things aren't like you said. Please find out more about it, it's actually pretty interesting.
    Let's avoid the issue, but then you contradict yourself in your next sentence?

    http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...iousness-arise covers the subject.

    tl;dr: Consciousness arises after birth.
    "In order to maintain a tolerant society, the society must be intolerant of intolerance." Paradox of tolerance

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dezerte View Post
    tl;dr: Consciousness arises after birth.
    That's not the only issue at hand. Fetuses are capable of feeling pain after the 24th week.

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