On 16 Sep 2004 at 11:18, Maxine Krugman wrote: > you, and some in total opposition to what you believe do nothing but > antagonize..i don't suggest you have any less right to your views but > the manner in which you and some in your total opposition present > beliefs does not encourage dialogue and are driving many of us away. > advocate all you want, but self righteousness on either side is not > helping any cause. it comes across as brittle. theresa rehtom...does > she think she is funny or slick...mother theresa indeed...interesting > coincidence or unwilling to say who she really is.... maxine I have no idea who Theresa Rehtom is. Interestingly, if you spell her last name backwards, it spells "Mother", and so, it may be some sort of pseudonym. I would not accuse her (or anyone else) of being "brittle"; I think that such an accusation on your part is the same thing that I think you are accusing me of. I am not being "self-righteous". I am stating my positions clearly and, I suspect, rather strongly. I don't think that any of my "opposition" is "total", in the same way that I am not accusing the pro-embryonic stem cell people of being blinded by their personal agenda. This List is for discussions related to Parkinson's disease. I think that the stem cell issue is part and parcel of that discussion. My position on the stem cell issue is not "far out"; there are many who share my opinion (and some who are even more extreme). Best, Bob ********************************************** Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C. 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 Telephone: 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 WWW: http://www.rafink.com/ mailto:[log in to unmask] "Ex Tristitia Virtus" ********************************************* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn