Sorry, I just wanted an excuse to ask a Birthday question. I just used the whole pro-life/pro-choice argument thing as a ruse to get you in here to tell you it's my Birthday!
Hoo Ray!
2007-10-10 06:11:15 · 42 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Happy Birthday!
EDIT: We celebrate our birthdays because "birth" doesn't occur at conception. Although I suppose we could celebrate our "conception" days as well. But that would require thinking about our parents conceiving us. Now I'm all disgusted.
2007-10-10 06:13:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 12⤊ 0⤋
Happy Birthday!
The problem with celebrating a conception day is that often times we don't know which particular act was the one that resulted in the conception. Without being graphic, I can honestly say that I don't know exactly which day it was any of my three kids were conceived. So the whole abortion question sort of becomes moot inasmuch as this goes.
2007-10-10 06:23:40 · answer #2 · answered by average person Violated 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Happy Birthday!
BTW, in some cultures, like Korean, a baby is considered to be 1 at birth.
2007-10-10 06:16:12 · answer #3 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Ive always wondered this and today is quite apt as I am 39. However my being is really 3 months from being 40. It is though as it says BIRTHday the day you were born not conceived that would be celebrated as LIFEday XXXX
2007-10-10 12:09:14 · answer #4 · answered by baz490@btinternet.com 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because a newly born infant has more pressing concerns than to celebrate its 0th birthday.
As for 9 months earlier? The parents celebrate the conception in their own way, I think you'll find. You might say the celebration and the conception are somewhat interconnected.
2007-10-10 06:19:05 · answer #5 · answered by Leviathan 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Um...because it's a BIRTHday, not a LIFEday.
Happy Birthday!
and happy belated Life Day!
2007-10-10 06:46:47 · answer #6 · answered by Night Owl 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Happy Birthday, friend!
2007-10-10 06:25:47 · answer #7 · answered by Nea 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Happy Birthday!
The U.S. Constitution doesn't recognize a person, or grant him/her rights until BIRTH. That's why the government issues a BIRTH certificate, NOT a CONCEPTION certificate, and why your BIRTHDATE (not your conception date) is the basis for ALL other transactions with the government (and most other entities). If a PRIVATE CITIZEN wants to consider a fetus alive or a person, or whatever, fine - but LEGALLY, the GOVERNMENT cannot.
2007-10-10 06:21:51 · answer #8 · answered by gelfling 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I didn't want to be a '70s kid, so I changed the whole tradition to a birthday, rather than a first life day. That puts me in 1980.
Happy b-day and late first life day.
2007-10-10 06:18:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Because it is a "Birth" day NOT a "Conceived" day.
And if anyone should celebrate conception, it should be the parents... yep, celebrate with balloons that hopefully won't pop! ;o)
2007-10-10 06:31:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Happy Birthday Skalite!
We celebrate the very first time our eyes behold the earth in which we'll live.
2007-10-10 06:20:51 · answer #11 · answered by stpolycarp77 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋