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The same way it makes more sense to celebrate when a person was born[1] than to celebrate when the atoms of their body was formed. [1] Regardless of https://yo

• emerged 5y ago
  See if I invite you to my 4.4 billionth birthday party
• anticristi 5y ago
  I wonder if there is any culture out there that celebrates "conception day" as opposed to birthday.
  • parabyl 5y ago
    I previously thought Korea worked this way bit it seems it's a lot more puzzling than I thought. https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/no-en/brd/m_21237/view.do?seq=33#:~:text=When%20a%20Korean%20baby%20is,you%20were%20born%20in%202000 https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/no-en/brd/m_21237/view.do?seq=33....
  • unwind 5y ago
    Interesting thought. I'm not at all into the proper side of science, but one thing that strikes me is that since conception doesn't have to lead to a child being born [1], celebrating the final more obvious "success case" makes more sense to me. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miscarriage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miscarriage
  • jonathanlydall 5y ago
    It sure would make some things more convenient. My daughter arrived 10 weeks premature and with her being only 16 months old now since birth, whenever we’re asked her age it’s normally for people to compare her progress developmentally and we have to do a quick calculation in our heads. It made me realise that date of birth is not especially significant compared to date of conception. Fortune as time goes on it will matter less.
    • nasmorn 5y ago
      Those 10 weeks don’t mean much later in life though. One is really only occupied by ones child’s development on a weekly basis for a year or so. Enjoy it, even if you have to do more math than usual.
  • criddell 5y ago
    Who wants to think about their conception? *shudders*