Linda Bowles has written a great article (again) regarding stem cell research, abortion, and other life issues. It does not praise or criticize the decision made by Bush but asks the questions that follow from the recent debate. My favorite bits:
There are those who have a reverence for science - a rather blind faith that it is wrong to interfere with it. A few hundred years ago, the belief was widespread that science would eventually provide all the answers. Reason and rationality would triumph over religious dogma and produce a better world.
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We learned, or should have learned, that the advancement of science does not necessarily correspond with an advancement of virtue. When technology increases man's power, it extends the impact and scope of his capability to do evil as well as good.