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Rhetoric On Stem Cell Research. In just one hundred generations, humankind has leaped
from the Stone Age to the Computer Age. From weak to strong. ...
... as diverse as global warming, stem cell research and environmental ... to its own needs
while ignoring other research. ... Kenneth Miller believes the rhetoric of the ...
... dichotomy between a liberal platform and moderate rhetoric since his ... sex marriage,
abortion, gun control, immigration rights, and embryonic stem cell research. ...
... John Kerry affirmed his support of federally funded stem-cell research "under the ...
Bryan dropped his free silver and anti-imperialism rhetoric and supported ...
... He votes against embryonic stem-cell research. ... rather demagogues and would-be
dictators--always performing their tasks with a cover of humanitarian rhetoric. ...
Submitted by Slicerwind on January 24, 2007
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In just one hundred generations, humankind has leaped from the Stone Age to the Computer Age. From weak to strong. From hunters and gatherers to being human as we know it. One might ask how we had done this all in one hundred generations. The answer is human innovation. Human innovation is at another milestone in its righteous place as the benefit of society. That milestone is known as embryonic stem cell research. Research, which has been denied federal funding in the United States. Funding which has no real reason to be denied and absolutely should be funded.
What are embryonic stem cells? Embryonic stem cells are cells that can develop into each of the more than 200 cell types of the adult body when given sufficient and necessary stimulation for a specific cell type. It is predicted that the research will lead to the treatment of any disease. Yet there is an opposing side to this research that is entirely based on moral values.
President Bush mentions the moral controversy over the research, “I am a strong supporter of stem cell research, but I’ve made it very clear to congress that the use of federal tax payer’s money to promote science that destroys life in order to save life, I’m against this.” There is no need to point out the hypocrisy or the blatant grammatical error in the statement. It contradicts itself with the intention of satisfying those for and against the funding of stem cell research.
Let us analyze “destroys life in order to save life”. What is life? Several centuries ago the Church accepted Aristotle’s view of the embryo’s animatus (Soul) and formatus (Human Form) being created at the same time of roughly 40 days after fertilization. This was their definition of life. Then in 1869, Pope Pius IX declared that any embryo at the moment of fertilization had a soul and destroying the embryo was a mortal sin. This was their definition of life. Now evangelists cry murder when a single embryo is destroyed in...
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