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Nothing I like better than having this government make my decisions! Have a happy Rick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott E. Antes" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 9:18 AM Subject: Re: PD/religion/politics >I forget if I mentioned this awhile back, but when I took an >undergraduate > course in political science way back when, our first exam consisted > of > fill-in-the blank questions like, "Who or what ultimately decides > when life > begins?" Etc., etc. The correct answer to every question was > "government" or > "politics." Whether or not we ever talk about it on this list, > that's the > bottom line to what's happening in medical research. Underscore > that bottom > line with a "bottom bottom" line (or a postscript): The people in > government > who make major decisions regarding life and death and health are > greatly > influenced by their personal religious beliefs. I don't mind if we > talk about > such things in an intelligent conversation; I just don't want to > *argue* about > them. Best wishes for wellness. Scott > >>===== Original Message From "Parkinson's Information Exchange >>Network" > <[log in to unmask]> ===== >>I agree wholeheartedly that religion and politics should not be a >>part of our > discussions about medical research. Just someone please tell me > how to get > religion and politics out of it. >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >>mailto:[log in to unmask] >>In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >>Ray > > Scott E. Antes > Department of Anthropology > Northern Arizona University > Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5200 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn