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I am trained as a scientist but also have Parkinson's. It is always best to avoid personal attacks (as opposed to sharing pertinent information). Bothering to post such attacks reduces the quality of the discourse past the point of usefulness. This is especially true when the personal attacks are motivated by ideology. Frankly, I doubt anyone with Parkinson’s is unaware that, for example, there are ethical/moral issues surrounding stem cell research. Please don't bother trying to constantly derail helpful conversations about potential therapies by getting shrill about the ethical issues attached to them. It would be much better to simply respect the profound quandary Parkinson’s people face in evaluating how to proceed. Sigmund Freud referred to squabbles such as these as the “narcissism of small differences”. They contribute little to building a stronger Parkinson’s community. Cheers John > > Ok, in the first place I am not a member of, nor do I receive any info from > FRC. This article came from a proponent of Adult Stem Cell research and the > successful treatment of major health problems. My response to your and > Rick's post was based on, according to Dr. Prentice, scientific facts > supported by the National Academy of Sciences, The National Institute of > Health, the President's Council on Bioethics, and others as footnoted in > the article. > > As stated, I am not an authority and that's why I asked the questions..I am > somewhat puzzled by your negative response attacking the credibility of Dr. > Prentice and the FRC, since my questions were mostly taken from quotes and > info from the entities mentioned above, not on unsubstantiated claims by any > "pseudo" entity. It is remarkable that you didn't answer the questions, but > instead chose to attack the credibility of Dr. Prentice. Since you > evidently have info that substantiates your description of his credibility, > I would appreciate it if you could forward that. > > What I have, (in his testimony) is that he was Professor of Life Sciences at > Indiana University for 20 years, Adjunct Professor of Medical & Molecular > Genetics at Indiana University School of Medicine, participated in > federally-funded laboratory research and advised on these subjects > extensively, both here and abroad. Does this qualify him as a viable > source, or a charlatan? If you have proof that he is lying about his > credentials, I would lead the charge to discredit him. > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rayilyn Brown > Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 7:52 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: DAVID PRENTICE correction > > it’s The Family Research Council not Center where Prentice is > pseudo-scientist, like David Barton pseudo-historian. also date of Ohio > testimony is 6-14-11. The FRC is now busy bashing gays. > > Ray > Rayilyn Brown > Past Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsnence > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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