scourge99
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I must be confusing you with someone else. I'm glad we cleared that up.I don't think it should be banned.
A valid point assuming the ethical and moral concerns are compelling. In my experience the only arguments against it stem from unsupportable religious beliefs.For the umpteenth time in this thread...I do think our fed tax dollars shouldn't be subsidizing ESCR research given the legitimate and real ethical and moral problems associated with it
I'll leave the feasibility studies to the experts. I'm fairly confident they have a better idea of what research is worthwhile and what is not over you and I. Though some here insist that their own judgements are superior because they have read a book or article on the matter.and given that there is substantial state-level ESCR funding as well as public and private partnership financing out there as well as substantial private dollars funding ESCR and given that there are finite fed resources that would be better directed at research that has actually resulted in nearly a hundred medical treatments (that would be adult stem cells) and given that alternatives to destroying embryoes to harvest embryonic stem cells exist.
Somehow people come to the determination that something is moral or immoral. In the abortion/ESCR debate many time people decide that a certain instance in time is deemed special for matter (in this case human matter) and thus any action that would compromise the expected outcome of that matter is immoral. Some claim conception is that special time. Others claim "every sperm is important." Others claim sometime during pregnancy. Still others believe only after birth. A small minority (such as certain tribes in Africa) claim a human is only important after it is named.. Thus depending on ones beliefs ESCR can be either immoral, moral, or ambiguous.I chose conception as what? Please address actual arguments.
How did you come to the determination that ESCR is immoral. That is, at what point in time does matter suddenly become special to you and why? If you believe for some other reason then please explain why.
Opinions free from fallacies, consistent with facts and knowledge are far superior to those that are not.Yeah, opinions are like a-holes, we all have one.
only if I believed such people did not have a "right to life" would I believe such. Since I do believe they have such a right then your scenario is a non-sequitur .Yeah, so lets start medical experimentation on death row inmates and defective children...
Of course. That doesn't support your position though so I'm confused on why you think its important.I don't disagree that conducting research to cure disease is a virtuous endeavor. The fact is, though, that you're ignoring that this virtuosity (a word?) doesn't justify any and all medical research. That much you have to acknowledge, no?
Such a debate is based on the "right to life" in most cases thus the issues coincide many times.I wasn't talking about abortion.