Comments on: Scientists Remove Stem Cells from Embryos without Killing Them http://badidea.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/scientists-remove-stem-cells-from-embryos-without-killing-them/ Science, Skepticism, and Silly. Critics welcome. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:16:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: lejr http://badidea.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/scientists-remove-stem-cells-from-embryos-without-killing-them/#comment-1636 lejr Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:41:00 +0000 http://badidea.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/scientists-remove-stem-cells-from-embryos-without-killing-them/#comment-1636 Great response to the article. Your views on life got me pondering. Many philosophers and psychologists (Like Locke and Freud) have agreed on the experiential development of a being. A person is defined by his/her experiences over the course of their life, not by the organization of cells as you described. In my opinion most people have been misled by the definition of one's disposition or even the nature of a soul. One's tendencies and behaviors are created after the fact. Again great writing. Great response to the article. Your views on life got me pondering. Many philosophers and psychologists (Like Locke and Freud) have agreed on the experiential development of a being. A person is defined by his/her experiences over the course of their life, not by the organization of cells as you described.

In my opinion most people have been misled by the definition of one’s disposition or even the nature of a soul. One’s tendencies and behaviors are created after the fact.

Again great writing.

]]> By: Bad http://badidea.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/scientists-remove-stem-cells-from-embryos-without-killing-them/#comment-1635 Bad Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:16:02 +0000 http://badidea.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/scientists-remove-stem-cells-from-embryos-without-killing-them/#comment-1635 I don't "agree" or "disagree" with it, in and of itself. Cloning is simply an artificial way of producing twins, and there's nothing good or bad about genetically identical people: they are just more people. My objections to various reproductive technologies come when technologies cause hurt and harm to beings that experience hurt and harm. It's certainly possible to imagine scenarios in which cloning causes harm, but also scenarios in which it does not. I'd focus on making sure the former are prevented in their own right, rather than attacking cloning as a whole. I don’t “agree” or “disagree” with it, in and of itself. Cloning is simply an artificial way of producing twins, and there’s nothing good or bad about genetically identical people: they are just more people. My objections to various reproductive technologies come when technologies cause hurt and harm to beings that experience hurt and harm. It’s certainly possible to imagine scenarios in which cloning causes harm, but also scenarios in which it does not. I’d focus on making sure the former are prevented in their own right, rather than attacking cloning as a whole.

]]> By: staticity http://badidea.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/scientists-remove-stem-cells-from-embryos-without-killing-them/#comment-1634 staticity Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:12:02 +0000 http://badidea.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/scientists-remove-stem-cells-from-embryos-without-killing-them/#comment-1634 Do you agree with coloning? Do you agree with coloning?

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