Greg S....

SMACK!  BAD Greg, BAAAD!!! Take that oh-so-nasty
attitude and GO TO YOUR ROOM!

SHEEEESH....

Barb Mallut
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-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Sterling <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, February 11, 2000 8:27 PM
Subject: Re: Stemcells, a cure and ethics(Drew)


>Drew,
>You have a right to believe however you choose.  You can believe
whatever
>you want to about what God does or does not think.  Personally I
haven't had
>the pleasure of God relating his "Grand Plan" to me.   Please
tell me where
>your God was when you were stricken with an incurable, insidious
disease?
>Why would He not wish for you to be cured by means He has clearly
given to
>man to pursue?  Stem cells do not harm any living thing.  If you
care to
>distort the facts then you will just have to suffer the
consequences.  Where
>do you draw the line.  Maybe transplant surgery should be halted
as well.
>Maybe all medicine should be banned for fear of man playing god
and
>interfering with an individual's life cycle.  Where does it all
begin and
>end?
>
>Greg
>:)
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dev" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 2:40 PM
>Subject: Re: Stemcells, a cure and ethics
>
>
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>> Yes, I would refuse the cure.  It goes against the basic
principles
>> of my religion.
>> I believe that this God is also the one who has given me hours
of
>> comfort when I am alone in my illness. Also, just because I am
>> against the cure for myself does not mean I am against the
research
>> for others.  I am not.
>>
>> Drew Devlin
>> 30/30/27?
>>
>> aka
>> DisneyFreak
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>> - ----
>> "It's kind of fun to do the impossible."
>> Walt Disney
>>
>> http://www.WEDisney.com
>> http://www.maggiescafe.net
>> http://geocities.com/Hollywood/Lot/2833/
>>
>> - ----
>> "It's kind of fun to do the impossible."
>> Walt Disney
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network
>> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of KF Etzold
>> > Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 11:26 AM
>> > To: [log in to unmask]
>> > Subject: Stemcells, a cure and ethics
>> >
>> >
>> > There are people on this forum who oppose the use of stem
cells
>> > derived from Human Embryos for research on a cure for PD,
mostly on
>> > religious grounds. Suppose a cure becomes available based on
these
>> > cells, developed in a foreign country (because it cannot
legally be
>> > done in the US). This is a result which is certainly
plausible and
>> > feasible.
>> >
>> > Would the people who oppose the research refuse the cure?
>> >
>> > K-F Etzold
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