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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: thames_sider who wrote (37039)11/16/2001 7:54:31 AM
From: Bald Eagle  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
RE:in the other, a growth parasitic on the host for blood, oxygen, nutrients.

Here is part of the definition of a parasite from a medical dictionary:

A parasite cannot live independently.

Since babies cannot live independently for quite some time after birth(even over twenty years in some cases in the USA!), that means they are still parasites by the definition that they cannot "live independently". So, the logical conclusion to your argument is that it should be OK to kill any human that cannot live independently, which would include physically and mentally retarded people(does the word Nazi come to mind?). How about people on welfare? Do we extend the killing of parasites to include them?
The origin of the word parasite is from Greece where a parasite was a professional dinner guest, so does not have to be attached to other living things, but just dependent on them. How about meat eaters? I guess they could be considered parasites too. Some politicians might fit the category too.
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