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Originally Posted by Tink
My guess is, that by the time we're learning of this, it's already old news in the scientific community. Those determined to do this work will likely pursue it in secret so that they can't be stopped before they reach their goals. It's rather sci-fi movie-ish, but many things that have been done have come from a sci-fi mentality and blossomed into reality later.
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I definitely agree with your second paragraph Tink. I feel that all kinds of things are being done in the scientific community that we know nothing about.
I was doing my doctoral research on slowing down the aging process. We were funded for it because Ronald Reagan, who was president at the time, did not like the idea of getting old! Look what happened to him too, poor old geezer.
I did not believe in our research, which was one of many reasons why I left the program. It is my belief that we all know right from wrong, somewhere in the pit of our stomach, from the time we are born. I do not believe in farming embryos for stem cell research, but I understand Teri's point of view because my daughter has MS. What if she could be cured because of stem cell research? I don't believe in abortion, but I do believe in a woman's right to choose. It's between her and God, and not for me to intervene in her process. I don't believe in the death penalty, but when Scott Peterson was sentenced, I was happy. And so on.
Chimeras? In the pit of my stomach - no - but maybe it is part of God's plan
for us to learn how and then to be sure not to use it in ways that are wrong.
What if it did heal disease?
"For those who believe in the "big-bang theory" and that we evolved from apes, this would be no moral dilema. For those who believe in a supreme being as our creator, it's scary ground."
It's not that simple Tink. I believe that God created everything, but I also believe in evolution. It's a whole set of ideas, not learned from anyone but myself. It doesn't necessarily follow that I have no moral dilemmas with things like chimeras, abortion, etc.
heart.