17 Greg,

You said:

I’ll issue the caveat right now that this is only hypothesis on the one hand, but not at all unreasonable on the other.

It means that the machinery of slow death is not coded and set in motion (Romans 5:14) until the ovum becomes a fertilized zygote by a human male sperm cell.

I can tell that you have been reasoning this one through.

Cindy K,

I have run out of time for tonight. Will try to get to your posts in the next day or so. No problem with your multiple posts as I can see that your brain was really processing all of this and your ability to be respectful and thoughtful early in the morning is amazing!