05-16-2013, 11:10 AM
(05-16-2013, 01:42 AM)Cynical Ninja Wrote: Oh really? In America a significant proportion of people think we are the product of a man created from dirt and a woman created from his rib who were tempted by a talking snake.
Actually, Christian followers around the world believe that. It's by no means an American construct.
(05-16-2013, 01:42 AM)Cynical Ninja Wrote: As for the single cell does the process of evolution have to always recognise the so called importance of the single cell? Or have we evolved since then to the point where we recognise the single cell as being just that?
That's an interesting question. I would say yes, since evolution occurred because of and from the single cell. It deserves its historical due. We shouldn't become so evolved that we denigrate our humble beginnings.
(05-16-2013, 01:42 AM)Cynical Ninja Wrote: If life begins at conception why have we never as a species celebrated the day we were conceived?
I think because in most cases, conception doesn't involve the vagina stretching to pass a watermelon sized object through it. Given that, it seems entirely appropriate to mark that day.
More seriously however, cultures in the past have certainly celebrated and recognized conception in various ways. Fertility festivals, ornamental statuary, and goddesses have all had a place in celebrating and encouraging conception.