Interesting aspects, Low - and indeed some that are not argued often.

A side track in this topic, but which triggered a spontaneous dissenting opinion:
[color:"orange"]Because put simply, society does not exist. It's a virtual entity, a fiction[/color]

This is simple - indeed too simple IMO. While I agree, that one can say that society is a virtual entity, nonetheless it becomes very real to our life. The moment humans start agreeing and implementing rules in order to regulate their living together peacefully, "society" becomes existant and influences the daily life. The same is true for cultural traditions - one may share or not share the views, respect them or not - they are very much existant and non-fiction.

Also:
[color:"orange"]what you're asking is whether a potential human life is the same as a human life.[/color]

Is that really the question? Is the argument not rather is it human life, or not? The question argued in abortion discussions was, is a fetus in the early weeks to be considered a human being or a "cell agglomeration"? The potential in its later life is a subsequent issue IMO

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