Who do you think is going to be doing the stem cell research brilliant? Who do you think is going to be doing the experimentation? Do you think government forces or market forces will ultimately dictate the direction of genetic research?

You can’t have it both ways Sleipner — either you trust Corporate America enough to give it the power to play God or you don’t. For someone who supposedly hates Corporate America so much, you sure are giving it untethered power to forge into an unknown territory.

Sure, stem cell research has the potential for abuses, such as eugenics, disease warfare research, etc., but the again, so does almost any branch of science. Are we to ignore physics because eventually it leads to the concept of nuclear weapons? Chemistry, because we can learn how to make Sarin gas?

It is impossible to predict with absolute certainty exactly what might come from any particular scientific investigation – that is why the investigation is valuable. However, all indications to date about stem cell research is that it has the potential to be more valuable to society than almost any other medical advance in history. Compared to that, worrying about the feelings of a few leftover cells due to be sent to the biohazard disposal unit is ludicrous.

That’s right you de-generate in-valid uteros, be prepared. You were horrified by the “Orwellian” nightmare of the NSA wiretapping program, but when it comes to playing God you’ll happily be led to your slaughter by a fictional cure-all carrot — goats the lot of you.