Originally posted by KellyJay
I know couples that want children and don't have them, it isn't
like you just say you want a child and get one. You don't have
that power! I recall a story (fictional) where some scientists were
debating God saying they did not need him anymore there was
not anything that God could do they couldn’t do. God said simply
took some dirt and created life ...[text shortened]... man. Which is
why I think abortion is wrong. Conception like you say starts
something.
Kelly
Oh, I don't think it's that hard to have a child. The population is booming! Look around! Everyone is doing it! Somebody must be popping out the screaming little infants running amok in our restaurants and stores. Life creation has never been more popular, or easier. Sure, some couples aren't able to have children, but you said that
nobody but God could create life. So what if the medium is different (sperm and egg vs. dirt)?
So let's look in the dictionary:
Main Entry: 1cre·ate
Pronunciation: krE-'At, 'krE-"
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): cre·at·ed; cre·at·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin creatus, past participle of creare; akin to Latin crescere to grow -- more at CRESCENT
transitive senses
1 : to bring into existence <God created the heaven and the earth -- Gen 1:1 (Authorized Version)>
Definition 1 mentions God - I'm sure that makes you happy. However, it also applies to anyone who 'brings into existence', i.e., parents. Ever heard a couple say "We stopped having children after the second one." ? What does that mean? It means they control exactly how many lives they want to bring into existence. Control indicates the power to create, or not to create.
And you're still saying only God kills? Ok, last resort:
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Main Entry: 1kill
Pronunciation: 'kil
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from (assumed) Old English cyllan; akin to Old English cwellan to kill -- more at QUELL
transitive senses
1 a : to deprive of life b (1) : to slaughter (as a hog) for food (2) : to convert a food animal into (a kind of meat) by slaughtering
See? Anyone who has so much as slaughtered an animal has killed. That means practically all of us have killed before.