The Larch.

Hear, hear, Will!

Hear, hear, Will!

Remember the wave of protests in Bahrain during the Arab Spring? I could not take the news reports seriously, because they kept mentioning the name of the capital.

Remember the wave of protests in Bahrain during the Arab Spring? I could not take the news reports seriously, because they kept mentioning the name of the capital.

Yes! From next week on I can spread holiday cheer around and no one can stop me!

Yes! From next week on I can spread holiday cheer around and no one can stop me!

How about in dog years?

How about in dog years?

This joke becomes even funnier when you know that "handy" is what Germans call a cellphone (mainly because Germans really like English words, whether they make sense or not).

This joke becomes even funnier when you know that "handy" is what Germans call a cellphone (mainly because Germans really like English words, whether they make sense or not).

Come on, man. Making that joke yourself really isn't fair to the rest of us. What are AV Club commenters without their "Yo Mama" jokes?

Come on, man. Making that joke yourself really isn't fair to the rest of us. What are AV Club commenters without their "Yo Mama" jokes?

Are you sure? A lot of classic literature is thought to be "for children" nowadays, despite not being intended as such originally. Especially adventure stories.

Are you sure? A lot of classic literature is thought to be "for children" nowadays, despite not being intended as such originally. Especially adventure stories.

And Captain Rum.
"You have a woman's legs! I'll wage those legs have never been sawn clean off by a falling sail and swept into the sea before your very eyes."

And Captain Rum.
"You have a woman's legs! I'll wage those legs have never been sawn clean off by a falling sail and swept into the sea before your very eyes."

Oh, please. NBC wouldn't recognize a cunning plan if it painted itself purple and danced naked on top of a harpsichord singing "Cunning plans are here again!".

Oh, please. NBC wouldn't recognize a cunning plan if it painted itself purple and danced naked on top of a harpsichord singing "Cunning plans are here again!".

While that was an interesting and extensive post you argue mostly on religious grounds in it, while I was asking for a more general philosophical argument. When does life begin? Why does it not begin at conception? And how do you support whatever position you hold, disregarding any religious stances derived from…