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>From: dab@ism.isc.com (Dave Butterfield)
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Subject: Re: lifw
Date: 8 Oct 1992 01:09:27 GMT
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stemp@halcyon.com (Kevin Stemp) writes:
>does life begin at the instant the sperm penetrates the egg, or when the
>two pronucleoi fuse, when meiosis stops, after the egg implants, in the
>3rd week, or after the child is born, or hell, maybe after 1 year????

Life began millions of years ago.  This is just a continuation.  Your
body and mind are just gametes' way of producing more gametes.  Don't
take yourself too seriously.

-- 
          Magic is the art of assuming a role strongly enough
          that the Universe falls into the complementary role.


