Hi galerouth, welcome to the fray.
It seems your second attempt is a little more fruitful, if still problematic.
i wish i quote, it doesn't give me the option.
the definition is not vague, because it applies to all organism.
"As I understand it, a parasite survives on a host of a different species."
then what's a parasitic twin? it's a organism of the same species as its host... its brother, so YOU ARE WRONG AND YOUR DEFINITION IS WRONG... I'M RIGHT.
First, a parasitic twin is not a parasite, but a twin behaving in a manner similar to a parasite, hence "parasitic" modifies "twin" -- rather than a twinish parasite, with "twinish" modifying "parasite" -- so no, you are not right.
Second if you wish to make quotes the process is simple:
type
[qs]quotes are easy[/qs] and it becomes:
quotes are easy
or type
[quote]quotes are easy[/quote] and it becomes:
quote:
quotes are easy
Message 1: ... my thread "Is the human fetus a parasite according to symbiosis ?" was about info proving that the bible supported abortion, the law supports abortion, and the human fetus is a parasite according SYMBIOSIS-- being as crude, crass and unapologetic as it IS was suppose to start a DEBATE of why society romanticize pregnancy and the LIES of the religious to keep this ideology alive with all the anti-choice legislation lately.
So you support the rights of parents to decide whether or not they should have an abortion, as opposed to religious groups intruding into the decision with their religious agenda, yes?
... and the human fetus is a parasite according SYMBIOSIS ...
Again, the terminology is not quite correct: in symbiosis both species benefit from the other. An example is
lichen, which is a symbiotic relationship between an algae and a fungus:
quote:
Lichens ... are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic organism composed of a fungus (the mycobiont) with a photosynthetic partner (the photobiont or phycobiont), usually either a green alga (commonly Trebouxia) or cyanobacterium (commonly Nostoc).[3]
One provides energy through photosynthesis, the other uses the energy to obtain nutrients from the substrate they inhabit (which can include rocks). Often with symbiotes, if one is killed the other dies as well: they need each other.
... and the human fetus is a parasite ...
Parasitic, yes, parasite, no. A different analogy you might try would be to use a budding body, such as found in yeasts, but this too is inaccurate. A better analogy would be a cancerous body\tumor, growing from the cells of the individual, as this would have the same DNA material as the host, and tumors can be either benign or malignant: the malignant tumor will kill the host, while the benign one will just affect the general health (inhibit immune systems etc).
... I'M RIGHT.
Curiously, I find that when people assert that they are right, that this just expresses their opinion rather than reality. Opinions have been found to be rather ineffective in affecting reality in any objectively noticeable manner. Assertions have a way of encouraging responses that show the assertion is false, so it would be better to avoid them where possible.
Enjoy.
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