I agree with Dr. David Levin's statements. Everytime some scientific
advancement is taking place, one hears a cry about scientists playing God.
All the scientists are trying to do is to find the truth of the universe and
life processes. I would go so far to say "Scientists' God is the Truth and
the ultimate Truth."
Raj
R. Rajaraman, PhD.
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From: "DAVID LEWIN" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 9:03 PM
Subject: Re: RePresidential powers/Fink
> I don't believe that religion or politics should play a role in the
> development of scientific knowledge. Just a few years ago (and after four
> hundred years) the Pope finally conceded that Galileo was wrongly
prosecuted
> and imprisoned for supporting the blampheous ideas of Copernicus.
Leonardo
> Da Vinci had to secretly study anatomy. The list is long. The history of
> science is filled with political and social obstacles that were put in the
> pathway of the development of knowledge.
>
> I don't believe embryos should be created and harvested for any cells.
But
> it seems that every week new discoveries in biomedical science are being
> made that get around that issue so that stem cells can be created and
turned
> on without sacrificing a fetus. Science is evolving at an exponetial rate
> and politics should not inhibit the process. David Lewin, Ph.D.
>
> >From: Rayilyn Brown <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: RePresidential powers/Fink
> >Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 22:05:32 EST
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