tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post114745062034723158..comments2024-03-06T03:15:58.539-05:00Comments on <b>THE NEW REFORM CLUB</b>: NY Times Deflects Meaning of Embryonic Stem Cell Research FraudHunter Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961831404331998743noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1148567624291794462006-05-25T10:33:00.000-04:002006-05-25T10:33:00.000-04:00The essential point to remember is that embryonic ...The essential point to remember is that embryonic stem cell research has achieved exactly nothing, in the United States or elsewhere. To blame the U.S. religious right for the failures of researchers into embryonic stem cells worldwide is as sensible as blaming the religious right for the failure of alchemists to turn lead into gold. The researchers are solely responsible for the consequences of their dogged pursuit of something that doesn't work, when there is an easily available alternative that does.S. T. Karnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971214612730402709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1147491380174721662006-05-12T23:36:00.000-04:002006-05-12T23:36:00.000-04:00I guess "natural law" sometimes is just a vibe.Her...I guess "natural law" sometimes is just a vibe.<BR/><BR/>Here in California, we(?) authorized a major bond (billions) to further embryonic stem cell research, even though all other forms of non-human-life-destructive stem cell research (adult, umbilical cord) are so far much more promising, and the cannibalization of embryos has yielded zilch, or as we like to say here, nada.<BR/><BR/>Man can thumb his nose at that cosmic vibe, and we did, I think, for reasons I think more related to abortion than scientific progress.<BR/><BR/>Man plans, God laughs.<BR/><BR/>Now, I don't expect that embryonic stem cell research will prove to be fruitless, in fact the contrary: God has always let man have his way, to prove to him that his way, in defiance of natural law, is ugly.<BR/><BR/>I do not doubt that some day the rich developed world will harvest the bodies of the undeveloped world's undeveloped preborn.<BR/><BR/>We had our warning, and our divine guidance, now, when it mattered. Horrors await.<BR/><BR/>You thought global capitalism and exploitation were bad? That was just the first wave, man. Next we're going to eat somebody else's children.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1147470166933186942006-05-12T17:42:00.000-04:002006-05-12T17:42:00.000-04:00I received a separate message about this and place...I received a separate message about this and placed a notice of it in an addendum to the original post. It actually reinforces my point, as you'll see.S. T. Karnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971214612730402709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1147456168411214402006-05-12T13:49:00.000-04:002006-05-12T13:49:00.000-04:00Well, he is a cloning expert: He and his team crea...Well, he <I>is</I> a cloning expert: He and his team created the first cloned dog. I can see how you'd want to point out where his disgrace stems from, but the term is accurate (if nitpicky).<BR/><BR/>Hey, I made a punny.James F. Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747033407956667363noreply@blogger.com