Thread: Stem Cell research

Ok... I'm not sure what all this government will screw it up talk is about. The OP is asking about general thoughts about the idea of stem cells. I prefer not to get into the who is better suited to do this debate, and I'll stay on topic here (at least I hope to )

Originally Posted by richmondesi

Ok... I'm not sure what all this government will screw it up talk is about. The OP is asking about general thoughts about the idea of stem cells. I prefer not to get into the who is better suited to do this debate, and I'll stay on topic here (at least I hope to )

whether the research is done properly with the best outcome is very much on topic. i would think all would want only the best outcome for this or any other kind of medical research.

Originally Posted by 59caddy

whether the research is done properly with the best outcome is very much on topic. i would think all would want only the best outcome for this or any other kind of medical research.

We both know that it's going to be twisted into government versus private sector, which will morph into right versus left, and this thing will get every bit as twisted and predictable as several other threads that go that route do. It's NOT on topic, the idea of the research or the concept of that research is the topic... I didn't see anything in the poll or the OP asking for political discussions on it.

Originally Posted by richmondesi

We both know that it's going to be twisted into government versus private sector, which will morph into right versus left, and this thing will get every bit as twisted and predictable as several other threads that go that route do. It's NOT on topic, the idea of the research or the concept of that research is the topic... I didn't see anything in the poll or the OP asking for political discussions on it.

NO, i do not see it getting twisted. i was very sincere. i do not care about who is in power. it is an honest appraisal of what usually happens. i only want the best outcome on this matter. i want as much good to come out of this type of research as possible. this is one time i was not taking any side!!
no where did i say anything about politics, just my hopes for something good from the medical research

Originally Posted by 59caddy

NO, i do not see it getting twisted. i was very sincere. i do not care about who is in power. it is an honest appraisal of what usually happens. i only want the best outcome on this matter. i want as much good to come out of this type of research as possible. this is one time i was not taking any side!!
no where did i say anything about politics, just my hopes for something good from the medical research

Originally Posted by 59caddy

stem cell research "may" hold some great benefits.
if you are are talking about research here in America, i think it should be left up to private research rather than government backed. the government will just screw it up like most other programs. private companies will do better and may be less costly

That was the first mention of government in the thread, and it leads to a predictable discussion. All I'm saying is: let's keep this out of the Government=Incompetent realm, and keep it on the general

Originally Posted by Seraphim

So, how do you feel about it?

Thanks

Originally Posted by richmondesi

That was the first mention of government in the thread, and it leads to a predictable discussion. All I'm saying is: let's keep this out of the Government=Incompetent realm, and keep it on the general

Thanks

whatever! i gave an honest answer...you are the only one who is complaining. i have a right to want a great outcome on the research and i stated how i thought this should be accomplished. if you want to discuss this further please pm me and lets not tie up this thread.

Fantastic idea. No, I don't want to live forever, but yes, I do have type 1 Diabetes and stem cells are really the only hope for a cure.

Fantastic Idea... and I DO want to live forever!

Originally Posted by gregs656

I dislike the idea that man thinks they know better than nature, we are not meant to live for ever or always be fixed. Sometimes we're just meant to die, and sometimes that is a slow and painful death. This is from someone who has had some one in the family die a slow painful death to a debilitating disease that left his mind intact but his body a mess. A prison in his own body.

I get your point. But we were not meant to have transplants, MRI, computers, the internet, or even just plain old modern medicine.

We were meant to die of msot diseases you can get, including silly things like pneumonia or skin conditions like impetigo. If your lives these days are easier, it is because we made it so.

Dinosaurs lived like nature intended them to live and some species lived 60 000 000 years without notable change, eat and be eaten, until they finally and rightfully were wiped out by an asteroid and gave us the opportunity to do something.

Eternal life comes with its own set of problems and ultimately it would be a bad idea imo. Still, we left 'what nature intended' behind the day weinvented the first tool and tried to make our lives better.

Love the Jonathan Swift reference, was sorely tempted to choose it. But I feel that stem cell research is a fantastic idea.