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Dear Raj, The lovely thing about science is that it grows and grows given the slightest encouragement. Education, research, knowledge is just exploding all over the world. How wonderful. David >From: Brightline <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: RePresidential powers/Fink >Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 08:54:07 -0400 > >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. >******************* >----- Original Message ----- >From: "DAVID LEWIN" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >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 > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn _________________________________________________________________ Learn how to choose, serve, and enjoy wine at Wine @ MSN. http://wine.msn.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn