Thursday, December 01, 2005
beliefs and stem cell research
We talked a lot about different beliefs concerning stem cell research in class today. However, I don't think that one point was made very clear. Even though some people believe a blastocyst is not a human being and we can destroy it for research, other people do believe a blastocyst is human life. The people who do believe it is human life do not want them to be destroyed at all. So even if the scientist doesn't believe it to be human and does research on it, the person who does believe it is human is still not happy. Having a system that lets people do what they believe is right only agrees with one side. The side that is against embryonic stem cell research is still mad because embryos are still being destroyed, even if the system tells them that they do not have to do embryonic research if they do not wish to. Before we can decide as a country what is allowed or not allowed, we need to decide what is considered human or not. This is what we should be arguing first and then we can worry about what to do with stem cell research.
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Although I would not be so bold as to guess the identity of craisydaisy, I have to agree 100% that the postmodern idea of everyone acting according only to their own belief system is not just since conflict arises.
Wow Seligion! Someone agrees with something I said. Well, I guess I was merely agreeing with somebody else so this isn't too much of a breakthrough. :)
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