Why do men have so many sperm if only one fertilizes the egg?

[Rev_Victor_X]

I am aware sometimes two make it, or more in the case of twins etc. But I was wondering, why does so much sperm go to waste each time we procreate?

[I love m'self]

Re: Why do men have so many sperm if only one fertilizes the egg?

I am aware sometimes two make it, or more in the case of twins etc. But I was wondering, why does so much sperm go to waste each time we procreate?

genetic variety. if you only had one, there wouldn't be genetic variety, there fore making sexual reproduction useless in the face of evolution. also, it's better to live in excess, rather than poverty.

[Talitha]

Re: Why do men have so many sperm if only one fertilizes the egg?

I am aware sometimes two make it, or more in the case of twins etc. But I was wondering, why does so much sperm go to waste each time we procreate?

Perhaps the one or two or so that make it are the one's Blessed by Jesus. I expect the rest end up in the Pits of Hell. That's why you shouldn't spill any. You never know which one's are the Blessed One's. Only Jesus knows that.

Praise Jesus

[Sauron]

Re: Why do men have so many sperm if only one fertilizes the egg?

You also forget that over half the blasphemy die on their way to the egg. One reason is due to the acidity of the blasphemy, and another reason is that some of the blasphemy travel down one blasphemy while the rest travel down the other. Unfortunately, only one of the blasphemy has the released egg.

[I love m'self]

Re: Why do men have so many sperm if only one fertilizes the egg?

Perhaps the one or two or so that make it are the one's Blessed by Jesus. I expect the rest end up in the Pits of Hell. That's why you shouldn't spill any. You never know which one's are the Blessed One's. Only Jesus knows that.

Praise Jesus

it does get spilled. it's called nocturnal emissions. it's involuntary, and it happens to all guys at least once.

[Brother Guy Bayard]

Re: Why do men have so many sperm if only one fertilizes the egg?

This is very easy to explain, when we look at the question in a military position.
Say, for example, you, are a godly US Marine, sent over to Iraq by our great and glorious leader George W. Bush to protect Godly American oil from heathen moonworshipping sand niggers.
You are issued with an automatic weapon, to spread the word of Jesus. This weapon has a magazine, does it not? And this magazine holds multiple rounds, correct?
Think of your stones and seed as a magazine of holy bullets, blasting out round after round, laying down a blanket of holy fire to ensure that you hit your target.
God doesnt expect every American bullet to find a Towelhead, nor does he expect every seed released from your stones to make a new soldier for Christ.
God has equipped all his warriors with ample ammunition to get the job done, and he'd never send us into battle under-equipped. In fact, all the men of Landover are extremely well equipped in these matters. Praise Jesus!

[Brother Guy Bayard]

Re: Why do men have so many sperm if only one fertilizes the egg?

This is very easy to explain, when we look at the question in a military position.
Say, for example, you, are a godly US Marine, sent over to Iraq by our great and glorious leader George W. Bush to protect Godly American oil from heathen moonworshipping sand niggers.
You are issued with an automatic weapon, to spread the word of Jesus. This weapon has a magazine, does it not? And this magazine holds multiple rounds, correct?
Think of your stones and seed as a magazine of holy bullets, blasting out round after round, laying down a blanket of holy fire to ensure that you hit your target.
God doesnt expect every American bullet to find a Towelhead, nor does he expect every seed released from your stones to make a new soldier for Christ.
God has equipped all his warriors with ample ammunition to get the job done, and he'd never send us into battle under-equipped. In fact, all the men of Landover are extremely well equipped in these matters. Praise Jesus!

I have coined a wonderfully expressive term for this - I christen this the "begattling gun' effect.
Boom Boom.

[Jeb Stuart Thurmond]

Re: Why do men have so many sperm if only one fertilizes the egg?

I have coined a wonderfully expressive term for this - I christen this the "begattling gun' effect.

As in "those feminists don't really want equal rights, all they need to be satisfied is a well-aimed burst from the begattling gun of a good heterosexual man."

Wonderful wordplay, brother.

[Brother McGregor]

Re: Why do men have so many sperm if only one fertilizes the egg?

a storekeeper has many products but it doesn't mean you can steal any. I suspect you are finding a reason to self pleasure or wank off.
There are many sperm because there has to be. A woman's vagina is filled with acidic juices that facilitate sexual congress...unfortunately it also kills a lot of sperm. Some get lost believe it or not and others are not strong enough to make the journey and die on route.
God in His benevolent wisdom gives us enough so that one is assured of making it to the ova.

Still with even all the millions of sperm pregnancy is often not assured.

It still doesn't mean you can wank off.

[Ahimaaz Smith]

Re: Why do men have so many sperm if only one fertilizes the egg?

You also forget that over half the blasphemy die on their way to the egg. One reason is due to the acidity of the blasphemy, and another reason is that some of the blasphemy travel down one blasphemy while the rest travel down the other. Unfortunately, only one of the blasphemy has the released egg.

Thanks, Sauron. None of us made it through third grade sex ed class, so this is really quite educational for us.

Here's another reason for you: And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.... Genesis 1:26 God, too, must have many sperm cells.

It still doesn't mean you can wank off.

Unless he wants to burn in Hell.

[Unfalsifiable]

Re: Why do men have so many sperm if only one fertilizes the egg?

Why does God bother making so many when he already has equipped one as the successful one? Is the successful ones success hinging on the unsuccessful ones failure? that does not seem a logical design.

Why do we have so many bullets in the gun when one is blessed? What is the need for the others?

[Old Man Hatchet]

Re: Why do men have so many sperm if only one fertilizes the egg?

Why does God bother making so many when he already has equipped one as the successful one? Is the successful ones success hinging on the unsuccessful ones failure? that does not seem a logical design.

Why do we have so many bullets in the gun when one is blessed? What is the need for the others?

It's a microcosm of the world. For every saved person, there are hundreds of millions of unsaved. If all were saved, virtue would not be appreciated. The sinners make the pious look better.

I shudder to think of a world without unsaved scum like you. Nobody would gush about my Godliness and praise my many, many remarkable qualities. I would no longer stand out as a completely perfect specimen of holiness to be envied by all.

[Unfalsifiable]

Re: Why do men have so many sperm if only one fertilizes the egg?

It's a microcosm of the world. For every saved person, there are hundreds of millions of unsaved. If all were saved, virtue would not be appreciated. The sinners make the pious look better.

I shudder to think of a world without unsaved scum like you. Nobody would gush about my Godliness and praise my many, many remarkable qualities. I would no longer stand out as a completely perfect specimen of holiness to be envied by all.

Why does God need us to feel better by comparison? Especially in the case of the millions of hell-bound sperm cells whom really never had a chance to be saved, since in their short lives they never had a capacity of choice. That just doesn't seem to be fair. A good man will send millions of sperm cells to hell merely to make the one that was already going to be successful feel better about itself. It seems illogical.

I am a determinist but as someone who wishes to be saved, i find this a rather difficult obstacle to overcome. Why God, do you punish the innocent cells when you already know which cell is going to be successful. Cells have no faculty for thought!

[Talitha]

Re: Why do men have so many sperm if only one fertilizes the egg?

Why does God need us to feel better by comparison? Especially in the case of the millions of hell-bound sperm cells whom really never had a chance to be saved, since in their short lives they never had a capacity of choice. That just doesn't seem to be fair. A good man will send millions of sperm cells to hell merely to make the one that was already going to be successful feel better about itself. It seems illogical.

I am a determinist but as someone who wishes to be saved, i find this a rather difficult obstacle to overcome. Why God, do you punish the innocent cells when you already know which cell is going to be successful. Cells have no faculty for thought!

Why question God's Will?
I put it down to God having a sense of humor.

[Pastor Ezekiel]

Re: Why do men have so many sperm if only one fertilizes the egg?

Why question God's Will?
I put it down to God having a sense of humor.

Amen, sister, Amen.

The trouble with unsaved fools like this fellow is that they spend too much time thinking for themselves instead of trusting in the Lord. These philosophizers are nothing but mental masturbators, building themselves a wall that seperates themselves from the cleansing blood of Christ. The truth is, who are we to question God? We are maggots, vermin who richly deserve to suffer eternal torment in hellfire.

Bottom line, trust God, not yourself.

He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
Proverbs 28:26