Yes, I know it's on a major news page that most people have probably read....
But here's a poke in the eye to the god botherers in our society who think stem cells are "evil".
Fuck you, this kid's alive as a result
(, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:12, Reply)
As I seem to be links' resident god botherer
I think its worth saying I have yet to have any Christian brother or sister approach me to persuade me that stem cells are evil. I couldn't even begin to tell you what the basis of any opposition could be.
(, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:41, Reply)
Mebbe time for a syllogism
All those who object to stem cell research are God botherers
Not all God botherers object to stem cell research
If that doesn't work, have a wank with a rubber chicken for a silly jism
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simbosan is too tired, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:45,
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also
not all stem cell research is embryonic stem cell research - and that's usually the type that gets peoples knickers all twisted.
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LP, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 23:02,
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I always thought that those who have "religious" oppositions to stem cell research were disagreeing with the harvesting of stem cells from embryos
this boy's proceedure was carried out with stem cells harvested from his own bone marrow. I doubt many who are against stem cell research will see this as an "oh shit, we were wrong" moment, (even if the base science behind it all was done with embyonic stem cells before they came anywhere near thinking about practical applications)
Personally I think the more reseach into stem cells, the better - the potential uses - restoring sight, hearing, movement, brain function outweigh any "against" arguement I've heard so far
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theoriginalsteve <this space intentionally left blank>, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 23:04,
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