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Should stem cell research be banned?

Should stim cell research be banned?

  • yes

    Votes: 2 6.3%
  • no

    Votes: 28 87.5%
  • other

    Votes: 2 6.3%

  • Total voters
    32
As long as YOU or private researchers are paying for it I dont see anyone against it. As to the benefit...well...we'll see...

well this came up in another post and I see the point about a person not wanting their dollars to go to something BUT that list is long and I laugh when people "cherry pick" from it

not saying YOU are doing that just stating that I have encountered people that use tax dollars as an argument but then think its ok for execution or birth control or sex education or medical treatment or public housing etc, im never down with hypocrisy
 
Oh...I dont know...off the top of my head...

1-Its outside of the scope of the federal government and

2-14 trillion dollar debt. Bankrupt federal government. Current spending will put us incapable of paying even the interest on our debt in just a few years.

Does **** like that even matter to you?

There are private universities, businesses, and other entities that are and should be doing the research for this.

Eh, MY government doesn't have a 14-trillion dollar debt. XD
 
well this came up in another post and I see the point about a person not wanting their dollars to go to something BUT that list is long and I laugh when people "cherry pick" from it

not saying YOU are doing that just stating that I have encountered people that use tax dollars as an argument but then think its ok for execution or birth control or sex education or medical treatment or public housing etc, im never down with hypocrisy

Oh...I think my position on federal spending is pretty much universal.
 
Eh, MY government doesn't have a 14-trillion dollar debt. XD

Then YOUR government should do all the funding...and then no worries. :)
 
Oh...I think my position on federal spending is pretty much universal.

and thats fine by me, thats why I wanted to make sure I wasnt referring to you, I just encounter many that dont share your same view or dont even know what else tax dollars go to, its their ignorance and mix of superiority that makes me giggle at their blind hypocrisy.

Everybody had a right to feel how they wish just dont be upset when someone else disagrees or points out the lack of logic of it. I personally know a guy who "doesn't want his tax money going to the sin of murdering babies and that the "anti-life" people should be ashamed of themselves for supporting such sin" but hes fine with the death penalty, give me a break

I have NO PROBLEM with his personal choice to think that way but when you preach them to others you are going to get laughed at :)
 
Yes, because it is intrusion in the area clearly prohibited in the Holy Bible!
 
I am okay with the ban on federal funding right now. Having seen some video of the farthest we have progressed, we have a long way to go and animal testing is the place where research and funding should be focused.
 
and thats fine by me, thats why I wanted to make sure I wasnt referring to you, I just encounter many that dont share your same view or dont even know what else tax dollars go to, its their ignorance and mix of superiority that makes me giggle at their blind hypocrisy.

Everybody had a right to feel how they wish just dont be upset when someone else disagrees or points out the lack of logic of it. I personally know a guy who "doesn't want his tax money going to the sin of murdering babies and that the "anti-life" people should be ashamed of themselves for supporting such sin" but hes fine with the death penalty, give me a break

I have NO PROBLEM with his personal choice to think that way but when you preach them to others you are going to get laughed at :)

Well...for what its worth I think the primary culprit of what you mention is most likely a faux conservative who has 'invented' this really spoofy character...and was probably going to call himself Stephen Colbert or sime such thing...but settled on a one word moniker instead
 
Yes, because it is intrusion in the area clearly prohibited in the Holy Bible!
Wait, this is an anti-gay thread now?
 
Personally, I'm waiting for the genetic research that figures out how to slow aging down.

I suppose stem cells MIGHT play a role in that.

I think that is gene therapy
 
Oh...I dont know...off the top of my head...

1-Its outside of the scope of the federal government and

2-14 trillion dollar debt. Bankrupt federal government. Current spending will put us incapable of paying even the interest on our debt in just a few years.

Does **** like that even matter to you?

There are private universities, businesses, and other entities that are and should be doing the research for this.

Do you think it's possible that the government might have some secret motive to be involved with investing in it?

England cloned a baby... My friend's Dad works for the government, and he told us that years before it was public news. It was crazy... He told us some other stuff that hasn't happened yet, but it involved technology they are working on.

There is some freaky stuff going on
 
Well...for what its worth I think the primary culprit of what you mention is most likely a faux conservative who has 'invented' this really spoofy character...and was probably going to call himself Stephen Colbert or sime such thing...but settled on a one word moniker instead

It's the neocons and Christian conservative.. the government is based on MY morality.
 
It's the neocons and Christian conservative.. the government is based on MY morality.

I have no idea what you are on about...
 
One thing I always found about people that say Stem Cell Research should be stopped are people that either have never had or had a family member that had an illness, are so extreme religious that they scare other believers, or they have the money to get good treatment. In other words if the shoe was on the other foot I bet they would be wishing the research would continue.
 
I am okay with the ban on federal funding right now. Having seen some video of the farthest we have progressed, we have a long way to go and animal testing is the place where research and funding should be focused.

It's my understanding that adult stem cells are proving more promising than embryonic.
You have to eventually move from animals to humans.
 
The link between embryonic stem cell research and the abortion debate was tenuous at best. Most of the stem cells from embryos were not obtained from aborted fetuses. Far more came from miscarriages. This is still the case. The argument then came largely from ignorance and shouting. Even if you are totally against abortion, embryonic stem cells never really had anything to do with abortions. It only occasionally coincided with the bi-products.

As for this whole "federal funding" nonsense... If we really want to curtail the spending of money, let's address the real issues. Almost a quarter of federal money goes into the military. Our aggressive wars in the middle east have done more harm than good, the many bases we use to keep a presence in foreign countries is useless and costly. The Cold War is over. There are no substantial military threats in the world, and none at all that would be resolved with large ground forces. The nuclear armaments of Iran and North Korea may be a problem, but that calls for a technological solution, not one of manpower. We waste money on tools for killing rather than for promoting life.

Another 40% goes into social security and medicare/medicaid. Broken systems designed to milk the young for the benefit of the old. Because we build a society around debt, no one actually has any money to care for themselves in old age, and we allow the profit-focused insurance and drug companies to dictate the prices of the medical industry. Most of that 40% go into those insurance and drug companies.

Paying attention? Half of federal money goes into military contracts, insurance companies, and drug companies. HALF. Stem cell research is a drop in the bucket.

As to the benefits of stem cell research, it has already shown promising results in repairing all sorts of injuries, from brain damage to nerve damage. Paraplegics could be able to walk again, and autistic children could have full cognition. Even if stem cells are not a panacea, they can still be used to treat millions of people and improve their lives.
 
Well, people who disagree with it wouldn't want their tax monies helping research it.

I'm not sure if there was ever an actual ban on it, although I think there once was, here in the US and perhaps other areas of the world.

I believe you're mistaken. I don't mind the idea of stem cell research. But I don't think it's the government's job to fund these projects. Let the private sector take care of the funding. Where does the government have money right now to go on a scientific spending spree (no matter how small it may actually cost).
 
It's my understanding that adult stem cells are proving more promising than embryonic.
You have to eventually move from animals to humans.

I agree that eventually you do. But we are not there yet.
 
Very poorly worded question. My guess is that the only people who voted yes thought you meant embryonic stem cell research. Nobody thinks stem cell research should be banned, that's just silly. However, destroying potential human life for expensive embryonic stem cell research that has provided nearly no results, especially compared to research on adult stem cells, is a different story. Rephrase and repost, that is my advice.
 
There has been much debate on whether or not stem cell research should be made permanently illegal. In other words, stem cell research would never exist in America. I believe it shouldn't be, because it opens the door for research, including research towards finding a cure for several diseases. In fact, I read an article the other day in which a man was cured of some disease thanks to stem cell research, I don't have a link to the article though. What are your thoughts on stem cell research?

No form of scientific research should EVER be banned.
 
No form of scientific research should EVER be banned.
Well...if a ban would have any actual preventative effect, which would require enough control and knowledge to prevent any and all potential illicit research...Then I might support banning, say, bio-weapon research - but we all know a ban would be violated at some point, in our current world.

But as it stands, developing various bio-weapons is part of developing cures for potential bio-weapons – and since bio weapons are going to be a threat for the foreseeable future, I can’t see trying to ban their research.
 
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