Science would say that a zygote is living tissue
Much like science would say your body is living tissue. Science also says you are alive, and science also says the zygote is alive.
Science would not make a claim one way or another whether a zygote is a 'discrete being, distinct from its mother'.
Yes, science would and does. The zygote has a complete and distinct DNA sequence. It is a being distinct from its mother. It is not, as perhaps you were clumsily trying to insinuate, part of its mother as my thumb is part of me. Brain waves are irrelevant to this question, and the fact you bring it up suggests again that you're trying to reach a predetermined conclusion and forcing your answers to conform to that result, rather than simply answering the question.
"People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."
Much like science would say your body is living tissue. Science also says you are alive, and science also says the zygote is alive.
Science would not make a claim one way or another whether a zygote is a 'discrete being, distinct from its mother'.
Yes, science would and does. The zygote has a complete and distinct DNA sequence. It is a being distinct from its mother. It is not, as perhaps you were clumsily trying to insinuate, part of its mother as my thumb is part of me. Brain waves are irrelevant to this question, and the fact you bring it up suggests again that you're trying to reach a predetermined conclusion and forcing your answers to conform to that result, rather than simply answering the question.
"People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."