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The same time that human babies do; when they get to that stage in development. It is a legit question, and people fight over it (abortion, etc).
If you mean some outside when, that doesn't make any sense. When did the universe come into existence? What about the integers?
Your first response is what I was thinking of. I'm not sure I even understand what you could mean by "some outside when".
Yup, people fight over it all the time. They're just not always (or even "usually") aware that this is one of the hidden queries behind their confusing (or confused) questions and arguments.