<2 : an organism living in, with, or on another organism in parasitism>
This is a biased definition based on someone's fixed idea regarding parasitism which excludes exceptions. Indians had different views, so had Egyptians or Greeks. Our modern dictionaries reflect our morality, not the full or original meaning. If the axiom is unproved or biased, then the conclusions are false as well. Not every organism that lives inside another is a parasite. Every cell in your body can be considered an organism as it contains organelles. Is your cell a parasite? Or is it a mental brain a parasite of the cells? Yet, without them you are dead. You are made of mitochondria, it produces the energy called life. You, as a matter of fact are a delusion. there is no YOU, Ego is an artificial construct of brain. The moment you are in coma, YOU disappear, yet are you no lingered considered a person? Since everyone knows that Ego is illusory, what right it has to decide about the real organism which consists of billion of cells, each a little organism in its own right yet all bonded together allowing for creation one larger organism, your body? You do not own in fact your body, but it belongs to mitochondria which has created you in a role of the "speaker of the house". Since all life including yours is created this way therefore to assume even that every organism which would include the baby is a parasite, is a complete nonsense and AGAINST LIFE. Our dictionaries can only represent out limitation of knowledge, but not knowledge. Anna ----- Original Message ----- From: Terry L Parker To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 2:26 PM Subject: [Libertarian] Re: Libertarians for Life FROM: Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary Main Entry: par·a·site Pronunciation: 'par-&-"sIt Function: noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin parasitus, from Greek parasitos, from para- + sitos grain, food 1 : a person who exploits the hospitality of the rich and earns welcome by flattery 2 : an organism living in, with, or on another organism in parasitism 3 : something that resembles a biological parasite in dependence on something else for existence or support without making a useful or adequate return - par·a·sit·ic /"par-&-'si-tik/ also par·a·sit·i·cal /-ti-k&l/ adjective - par·a·sit·i·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=parasite FROM: Compact Oxford English Dictionary parasite . noun 1 an organism which lives in or on another organism and benefits at the other's expense. 2 derogatory a person who lives off or exploits others. - DERIVATIVES parasitism noun parasitology noun. - ORIGIN Greek parasitos `person eating at another's table'. at http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/parasite?view=uk MoreAt http://www.onelook.com/?w=parasite&ls=a --- In [email protected], "David Macko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I thought that we all learned in ninth grade Biology that a biological > parasite is always, by definition of a separate species from its host. > I guess not. > Unless you have good reason to believe that an unborn child is an > alien or Rosemary's Baby it is not a parasite, biologically. > > For life and liberty, > David Macko > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 10:49 PM > Subject: [Libertarian] Re: Libertarians for Life > > > > Human DNA does not equate to human life. My arm has human dna, if I > > amputate it, have I taken a life? A corpse has human DNA, does a > > corpse have human life? A tumor has human DNA, does a tumor have > > human life? The answer to all of the above is NO! > > > > Reason dictates that a fetus does not posess human life and is not a > > separate human being until the moment it ceases being a biological > > parasite. Nothing inside the body of a person has any rights > > including a person (not that a fetus is one) because all of the rights > > belong to the host. I, and every other person, have SOLE DOMINION > > over my body and all the organisms residing inside it, and I alone > > have 100% of the decision making powers for my body and all of the > > organisms inside it. I am the GOD of my body and I choose what > > organisms inside my body will live or die, and my decision is final > > and not to be questioned by any other person or group of people on > > earth. > > > > Your mentioning of what people tell a child is irrelevant. If someone > > asks a pregnant woman how many kids she has she'll say, "I've got one, > > and one on the way". She doesn't say "I've got 2". You also can't > > declare a fetus on your taxes. A fetus has no rights because it > > resides in a person and NOTHING inside a person has any rights. > > > > You have not gotten to your conclusion with reason, you've gotten > > there with faulty logic. > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "hrearden_hr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> Why does nothing inside the body of a person not have rights if that > >> something is a human life? A fetus is a separate genetic entity with > >> his or her own DNA. DNA is what makes a person who they are. Everyone > >> has DNA. Reason dictates that a fetus is a separate human life. I have > >> never heard a pregnant woman refer to her baby who is still in her > >> womb as a fetus btw. The word fetus is a medical term for a baby at an > >> early stage of developement in the womb. I have never heard someone > >> tell a child that a pregnant woman has a fetus in her belly but have > >> heard people tell young children that a pregnant woman has a baby > >> inside her. You say the same thing over and over about a fetus not > >> being a human life. Why not open your mind to reason and logic? I have > >> not resorted to emotionalism when discussing abortion. I have used > >> reason to reach the conclusion I have. > >> > >> $ > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "Libertarian" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] c.. 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