Hi Bernie and Hi All, Bernie, you took the words right outa my mouth... I too have been enjoying the views expressed so well by Bob and Charlie... and I support stem cell research conducted under the strictest guidelines with as you say "Constant Vigilance". Best regards to you Bernie, Bob, 'n Charlie ............ murray _____________________________ Bernard Barber wrote: > Dear Bob and Charlie, > > I have been wanting to write to you for some time now. The Stem Cell > discussion has been great, aside from the emotional radicalism of a few, > much knowledge has been transmitted. > > You both have validated my criticalness of authority, of easy answers to > very complex issues, and my passion for social, personal, and political > justice. I am very much concerned as you are, of the dangers of > Dictatorships and Fascism, and I must also look under every rock. All of > us, along with many other list members, have experienced the prejudices of > the past and even the present. Our collective history is filled with > violence, hate, wars of all kinds, etc.. Many seek the purity > of justifications by the use of the "Truth of their God". Examples of > which you are well aware. > > I try very hard to be an empathic human being, I try to bring together my > heart and my mind, I try to understand the feelings of those that > personally have had to walk a very difficult path. I find it hard to > believe that suffering is good for any person. My position on the issue of > Stem Cell research is to support it with the proviso of "Constant > Vigilance", the same applies to the requirements of Freedom and Democracy. > > I am hopeful that we can move away from the wasted energy of seeking a > right or wrong for all, to a fulfillment of our humanity, to the full > realization of what it is to be a human > being. > > Thanks for your help in trying to bring a better understanding to us. > > Bernie ******************** [log in to unmask]