Jonah Goldberg
Great article by Johah Goldberg. About science's place in human values. Here are some paragrahs that popped out at me.
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Tellingly, in the past, both sides in the abortion wars have claimed science as their ally in the fight over when life begins. Embryonic stem cell research, however, has changed the focus of that argument because, for good reasons and bad, ESCR advocates want to stop talking about those who are pro-life and start calling their opponents "anti-science," as if being anti-science ? whatever that means ? is an immoral stance.
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Arlen Specter, R-Pa., declared this month, "It is scandalous that eight years have passed since we have known about stem cell research and the potential to conquer all known maladies, and federal funds have not been available for the research."
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researchers at Oregon State University recently revealed that hormone treatments can reverse homosexuality in sheep.
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Wonder how Mr spector would feel about hormones curing homosexuality?
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