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4. Sacred Embryos:
Re sacred embryos not being used for stem cells - Bush 2 and his Christian backers are imposing
their opinion (guess) as to what God wants, on all of the people of the USA. So, not only is this just
an opinion but it is a religious belief, and they are imposing this religious belief on the whole
country. I thought we had freedom of religion. Well, I don't want to accept his religion or any of his
stupid religious opinions!
Why is it stupid, I'll tell you why -
Biological evolution is an established fact supported by abundant evidence and accepted by
virtually all of the scientists. Gene mutation together with the Natural Selection theory is the
principle explanation of the evolutionary process, and that is also widely accepted by the scientists.
But for creation dogma and the "intelligent design" theory, there is no evidence. They are religious
beliefs that have to be taken on faith. Their major proponents are religious fundamentalists.
Scientists say that they have nothing to do with science. Therefore, they have no place in our
public schools; they should be taught in church.
(Bush 2 wants the schools to teach them as an alternative to science. Can you imagine that?)
When it comes to confronting science, the church (and Bush 2) has been wrong about 100% of the
time. See Evolution History - Man
The Intelligent Design guys have it all wrong. They say that the fact that life is so complex, is proof
that there must be an intelligent designer. No, no, no. Its just the opposite! Since life is so
complex, there must not have been an intelligent designer. If there were an intelligent designer life
would be much more simple and less diverse. (Why do we need numerous different shapes for an
ear? or a nose? etc. One well designed ear should do for everyone.) Complexity and diversity
come from the random nature of gene mutation and the natural selection process of evolution.
Banning abortion is a religious issue not a political issue. Men should not have the right to vote
on women's abortions! Keep religion out of politics.
A women owns her body, not the government, not the church, and not any man.
The right to die, i.e. death with dignity, is a common sense human rights issue. The suppression
of that right is a religious issue, not a political issue. Make suicide and doctor assisted suicide a sin
if you want, but not a crime. Legalize doctor assisted suicide! Not just for sick people but for old
people too. Old people need all the help they can get.
The state does not own me. I own me.
Should we provide public financial support for religious primary and high schools? Yes, so long as
the school is sufficiently accredited. I think that violence-free private schools (and charter
schools?), that can permanently expel disruptive kids, are an important element in getting people
out of ghettos. Maybe the government should provide "private" schools in ghettos. See Political
Notes - 2 under Education, and see Political Notes - 1 under Discrimination.
The meek shall inherit the earth. Geeks are meek.
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Re sacred embryos not being used for stem cells - Bush 2 and his Christian backers are imposing
their opinion (guess) as to what God wants, on all of the people of the USA. So, not only is this just
an opinion but it is a religious belief, and they are imposing this religious belief on the whole
country. I thought we had freedom of religion. Well, I don't want to accept his religion or any of his
stupid religious opinions!
Why is it stupid, I'll tell you why -
- Bush 2 is telling us that embryos are sacred, that they have souls. How does he know this?
Has he been talking with God, again? - Embryos are far from being human. They are still back at the starting form of human
evolution. They are closer to being amoebas or metazoa than humans. It takes 9 more
months to make a human. - He wants to "save" unwanted embryos from being used for stem cell research, for what, so
they can be used to create life? No, he is not saving embryos so that they can be used to
create life, they are just going to be thrown away (killed). - Bush 2 doesn't want scientist to kill embryos, but that is exactly what he is doing, causing the
death of "sacred" embryos - death by discardation. How disrespectful of sanctity... - He wants to throw away "sacred" embryos to thwart those "nasty" scientists from finding cures
to mankind's illnesses. - If embryos are sacred, shouldn't unused embryos be buried in hallowed ground? Each month?
- What hallowed ground? I mean, what religion are they?
- What about atheist embryos? Why can't they be used for stem cells?
- Before burial, should the sacred embryos be killed first or buried alive?
- How should they be killed? (By making stem cells?)
- By whom, clergy or civil servant (or scientist)?
- Maybe all of the unused embryos should be turned over to the church for reverential disposal.
But which church? What is the state religion? - Why don't we just make the nasty scientists say 3 Hail Marys and 1 Our Father. That should
suffice.
Biological evolution is an established fact supported by abundant evidence and accepted by
virtually all of the scientists. Gene mutation together with the Natural Selection theory is the
principle explanation of the evolutionary process, and that is also widely accepted by the scientists.
But for creation dogma and the "intelligent design" theory, there is no evidence. They are religious
beliefs that have to be taken on faith. Their major proponents are religious fundamentalists.
Scientists say that they have nothing to do with science. Therefore, they have no place in our
public schools; they should be taught in church.
(Bush 2 wants the schools to teach them as an alternative to science. Can you imagine that?)
When it comes to confronting science, the church (and Bush 2) has been wrong about 100% of the
time. See Evolution History - Man
The Intelligent Design guys have it all wrong. They say that the fact that life is so complex, is proof
that there must be an intelligent designer. No, no, no. Its just the opposite! Since life is so
complex, there must not have been an intelligent designer. If there were an intelligent designer life
would be much more simple and less diverse. (Why do we need numerous different shapes for an
ear? or a nose? etc. One well designed ear should do for everyone.) Complexity and diversity
come from the random nature of gene mutation and the natural selection process of evolution.
Banning abortion is a religious issue not a political issue. Men should not have the right to vote
on women's abortions! Keep religion out of politics.
A women owns her body, not the government, not the church, and not any man.
The right to die, i.e. death with dignity, is a common sense human rights issue. The suppression
of that right is a religious issue, not a political issue. Make suicide and doctor assisted suicide a sin
if you want, but not a crime. Legalize doctor assisted suicide! Not just for sick people but for old
people too. Old people need all the help they can get.
The state does not own me. I own me.
Should we provide public financial support for religious primary and high schools? Yes, so long as
the school is sufficiently accredited. I think that violence-free private schools (and charter
schools?), that can permanently expel disruptive kids, are an important element in getting people
out of ghettos. Maybe the government should provide "private" schools in ghettos. See Political
Notes - 2 under Education, and see Political Notes - 1 under Discrimination.
The meek shall inherit the earth. Geeks are meek.
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1985?
Last amended:
2010-12-5
Last amended:
2010-12-5
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