science can't prove or disprove the existence of god, but mathematics is getting close.this of course, lies in the belief of most religions that the universe was created at some point, which opposes the scientific position that the universe is infinite in both time and size.
mathematically if one could prove that the big bang happened, and that before this, the single point of matter that the universe sprang forth from did not exist, then something put it there, thus proving that there is a creator, a god.
however, if it is mathematically proven that the universe before the big bang has undergone cycles of expansion, contraction, and explosion for an infinite period of time, then that would prove that it was never created and a creator does not exist.
i don't reasonably expect anyone to figure out these equations anytime while i'm alive, but it would be one hell of an interesting news broadcast.
i digress.
the existence or non-existence of god aside, i still see abortion as a medical procedure and not murder. then again i also see euthanasia the same way (provided the person being euthanized made that decision).
i suppose i've become a little more firm in my stand that abortion must always remain one of the options since seeing a friend's life torn apart at age 19 when her 'birth mother' who gave her up for adoption decided to find her and see how she was doing.
here's a girl who went through 19 years of her life with a family, a mom, and a dad, happy and secure in the belief that she was wanted and loved. she never knew she was adopted. then one day the phone rings and it's the 'birth mother' calling. now this girl has to face the reality that the last 19 years have been an illusion created by the parents who adopted her, and that instead of her belief that her existence is the result of her mom and dad wanting a kid, she really came to be by accident, wasn't wanted by the two people who are biologically supposed to love her the most, and was given away by a woman inconsiderate enough to rip apart her entire life 19 years later out of the desire to now 'be a real mom.'
this kind of thing happens every day, in both directions. a woman who gave up a baby 18 or 20 years ago gets a knock on her door from the now-all-grown-up baby and has to deal with the fallout that this sudden appearance causes. maybe she's married now and has other kids and never told her husband about the time she gave up a baby. maybe even her parents never knew about it.
the 'happy reunions' are still far outnumbered by those that don't quite go so well.
the kids who were given up want to know why they were unwanted by women who have no answers to their questions. lives and families are uprooted and altered forever, and not necessarily for the better.
until we live in some utopia where every kid is wanted and loved by parents who can and want to take care of that kid, the option to not have the kid has to stay. it's disheartening, but no more so than finding out the last 18 years of your life have been an illusion.
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kuru
'dancing is the vertical expression of horizontal desire.'
-robert frost
