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Whatever! If we can sacrifice Iraqi babies in the cause of filling our gas tanks, what's the big deal with disappearing a genetic accident, should one occur? God knows there have been enough accidents who end up being our rulers and sending us off to die for their aggrandizement! What's the big holy deal? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Ann Ryan" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 11:41 AM Subject: Re: Rabbit/human chimeras - shock! shock! >> We are already in a situation of catastrophe. > > No.....we really are not. A catastrophe is a world-wide pandemic. PD is > an > awful disease, but it does not affect everyone and never will. > > Also I don't view humans as >> superior to all other life forms - I agree with Andy Rooney that "your >> average dog is a better person than your average person." > > I have two very large dogs and although I treasure them, they are > definitely > not better than the people in my life. > >> >> Do you want Jim Finn to give back his fetal pig cells? Fear of animals >> is >> overblown - we are animals. >> > Stem cell research and chimeras deserve careful scrutiny. To not do so is > to bring about devastating results for more than just the recipients of > genetic material. While I am not against stem cell research I get a bit > disgusted with the attitude that we are to rush into all kinds of research > regardless of the consequences. People have died and will continue to die > because they have been the recipients of genetic and stem cell therapy. > > As for my fear of animals being overblown.......try telling that to the > doctors and scientists that are monitoring Avian Flu. > ---------- > God bless > Mary Ann (CG Jamie 66/26 with PD) > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.21/236 - Release Date: 1/20/2006 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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