tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post6082538390858459125..comments2023-10-07T09:34:47.507-05:00Comments on Aggie Catholics: The Stem-Cell Wars Stopped Because Nobel Prize Winning Scientist Sees Life!Marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121158394600137195noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post-53651922173019664232012-10-10T18:25:01.439-05:002012-10-10T18:25:01.439-05:00Really? You are criticizing the blogger on how he ...Really? You are criticizing the blogger on how he ended the article and then you say "...so I'm not always looking for the perfect messenger." If you aren't going to say something nice please refrain from saying anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post-10738114135706785402012-10-09T17:36:39.451-05:002012-10-09T17:36:39.451-05:00I feel like your tone is out of balance. Perhaps I...I feel like your tone is out of balance. Perhaps I should read more - and that would be definitely be true - but it seems that Dr. Yamanaka's work took flight out of a need to respect life. Critics could say he merely wanted to reduce conflict, but this story from Slate portrays an interesting perspective. <br /><br />I see the need to hold back full support for any controversial issue, but the reader's experience here is very choppy. The story ends with "Congratulations". But the bloggers here end with 'No, he is not perfect, but at least..'. The denouement is a bit abrupt. If you meant to say "we know no one is perfect, but it's a great story and congratulations", then providing more context allows a reader to feel more comfortable with the caveat.If the bloggers mean to say, "Well, Dr. Yamanata's work doesn't mean much because there's this statement from 2007, but he's finally seen the light on one piece of the issue," then I wonder why you opened with "it's an amazing story!". <br /><br />Either way, your viewpoint isn't coming through very clearly. I feel its important to receive good news about science and morality, so I'm not always looking for the perfect messenger. It's more important to find where scientists are growing in respect for life than it is to offer judgement all the time.Mizzy85https://www.blogger.com/profile/01563366691333026719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post-9054274078819997182012-10-09T17:00:44.985-05:002012-10-09T17:00:44.985-05:00The article states:
"Yamanaka’s misgivings w...The article states:<br /><br />"Yamanaka’s misgivings weren’t absolute. In 2009, when President Obama lifted the U.S. ban on federal funding of embryo-destructive stem-cell research, Yamanaka attended the ceremony to show his support. Yamanaka explained his ambivalence to New Scientist in December 2007. “Patients' lives are more important than embryos,” he said. But “I do want to avoid the use of embryos if possible.”"<br /><br />Marcelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18121158394600137195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post-63127004338072544922012-10-09T16:58:04.594-05:002012-10-09T16:58:04.594-05:00Not sure what you mean by the last statement. You ...Not sure what you mean by the last statement. You cite a wonderful article and then bring down the mood with "his choices aren't perfect". Who do you mean - the author or Dr. Yamanata? <br /><br />It seems you need additional explanation. Mizzy85https://www.blogger.com/profile/01563366691333026719noreply@blogger.com