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Quote by: Isherwood  As we venture further into this new existence as a minor theocracy, we are going to have to depend on Europeans and Easterners to delve into scientific areas that the religious won't permit to be explored here. |
This is simply not true Ish. There is much stem cell research. Embryonic Stem Cell Reseach isn't profitable. Why should our tax dollars support research that has failed to generate any significant success? I say let the Europeans use their public money to support research that shows no promise yet. This isn't a religious issue. It is an issue of using public money to fund research which has not proven to be of any significant benefit to the medical field.
Show me some significant success and I would reconsider my position. Otherwise, the private sector is fully capable of supporting Embryonic Stem Cell research and when and if they show succcess, then let the government consider supporting it with tax dollars. The religious end of this is merely a straw dog being exploited by those who wish to divert public money into private research which shows no significant medical benefits for mankind yet.
This isn't about religion, it is about using public tax dollars to support research that shows no significant success in the medical field. It is about the failure of Embryonic Stem Cell research to attract the support of private industry so those who want to continue are looking to the government for a handout from the public pocket of money. I say no public funds for a medical boondoggle.