OT: Superman and Stemcells

[Zen]

For those who don't know or don't care. Christopher Reeves is dead. I have trouble thinking of him as anything but Superman when I first hear his name, then it degenerates into the disabled shadow of a man that he turned into.

Since Stem Cell Research is a potentially hot topic, I was wondering if anyone felt one way or the other (Vehemenantly opposed or Fantatically for) about the research, the amount of publicity that it was given when Christopher Reeves was active for it and now that he's gone, a Martyr for the cause.

[Evil Dave]

I'll be happy to play "fanatically for" if nobody else will.

[Huzurdaddi]

Evil Dave,

I happily join you. Only the most sadistic in our socety would fight against research which gives hope to those who have so little.

[deccan]

Another "fanatically for" vote here.

[Ygorl]

I wouldn't be surprised to find a pretty high correlation between Dominions players and stem-cell research supporters... Really the only objection that anyone has, I think, is "you're killing babies to do research". Since (as Kerry stated in the Last debate) we could get a ton of useful cells from embryos that are frozen and would otherwise remain frozen until being discarded, that objection doesn't really hold water. And the consensus on this board seems to be that things that hold water are good, at least for casting quickness and breath of winter and forging the odd clam or pair of boots.
There are of course a lot of good arguments that it's possible to obtain embryonic stem cells in other ways without killing babies, but as far as I know those more contentious arguments aren't even necessary.

[Zen]

It might also be an interested thing to note how many forumites believe in Creationism and how many believe in Evolution. I would imagine that this genre might have a broad swath, while certainly, some aspects of this game might seem sacriligeous to most Creationists to a degree.

[deccan]

Ygorl said:
And the consensus on this board seems to be that things that hold water are good, at least for casting quickness and breath of winter and forging the odd clam or pair of boots.

LOL

[Huzurdaddi]

re: Creationism and how many believe in Evolution

I think that you are going to find that of the demographics of the denizens of the internet skew decidedly in one direction ( ooh I feel like Don King ).

Add to this the nature of the game and the I think the results will be even more skewed.

[Evil Dave]

Ygorl said:
Really the only objection that anyone has, I think, is "you're killing babies to do research".

Well, there are more sophisticated strategies for playing that side, but that is the usual one.

[Evil Dave]

Zen said:
It might also be an interested thing to note how many forumites believe in Creationism and how many believe in Evolution.

You do like playing with fire, don't you?