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TOPIC: Embryo research
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Re:Embryo research 16 Years, 1 Month ago
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I don't see much of a connection between abortion and embryonic research. I have been both pro and anti abortion in my time, and have now settled on abstaining. It's too complex and emotive. The right of a woman to choose what to do with her own body against the right of a potential human to live. Only God could give a definitive answer on that one, and since he doesn't exist, we'll never have one.
If we had decided upon a world where Thalidomide could not have been developed, ITK, then none of the other drugs which have saved millions of lives could have been possible either, and what effect would that have had upon the sanctity of human life?
If I or a loved one had the chance of being cured or helped by a treatment based on embryonic research, I would not turn it down because of an admittedly feasible chance that some mad scientist might abuse that technology.
Some scientists might be mad, but the majority are just doing their job, perhaps only to make money for themselves and their employers, but doing a lot of good along the way.
All people who define themselves by their religion are mad in my opinion, believing as they do in unprovable fables, and the writings of a few nutters from hundreds or thousands of years ago. And I am convinced that while some may have genuine misgivings about the implications of embryonic research, the whole campaign against it is being driven by religion and I want no part of that.
If religion had its way, we'd still be living in the Dark Ages. No science would be allowed, as every scientific discovery made has been another nail in the coffin of religious scriptures. Just look at the way Iranians have to live where religion has had its way, under that nasty, evil, sadistic, bigoted Islamic regime, or the petty minded nastiness and bigotry in America's Bible Belt.
There will be a few mad scientists out there, but science will get my vote over religion every time.
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Re:Embryo research 16 Years, 1 Month ago
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Anthony wrote:
In The Know wrote:
Anthony
We will have to agree to differ - you appear (to me) to be giving carte blanche to any research just in case it might happen to produce results.
Scietists have been saying "give us more freedom" for years - constantly pushing back the barriers, yet no real benefits have been produced.
Ooh no, ITK, I gave you the wrong impression there. I wouldn't want to give anyone in a position of influence carte blanche to do anything, human nature being what it is. I do think it's a bit odd to say science has given us no real benefits though. Plenty of advances in medical science have been made in a mere blink of the eye in evolutionary terms.
JK, I take your point about the chaos theory, but the human population has increased sevenfold in the last 200 years, so Mother Nature isn't doing too well in making us destroy ourselves so far.
Whilest we all agree that there have been some advances in medical science - not as many as are claimed though ! - it's the thought that these people are going to "practise", just in case, that abhors me.
Re your point to JK. There are more than enough resources on this Earth for ALL people, religion has not forced people to accept greed has it (in fact it preaches AGAINST it !)
Nor has religion caused famine etc - but preaches in favour of helping people in these situations rather than spending huge amounts of money on weapons / war etc.
If the defence budgets of all countries (for one year) were spent on helping the poor, then poverty could largely be wiped out within a short time.
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