Comments on: Stem Cells: Solution to Diseases?

By: exene

exene — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:55:40 +0000

Well I don’t see anything wrong with stem cell research. The embryo is already dead. They don’t take it and kill it. They aren’t abortion babies or they aren’t suppose to be.Those were made just for the research. It wasn’t made for life. If it saves lives then its ok. Saving the life that is currently alive. There are too many people in the world anyway. We should keep our population down. If we try to keep everything alive then we would be sucking the life out of the earth. We have to let go of our morals sometimes.

By: howling

howling — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:39:06 +0000

I’m afraid I have to side with Shari on this one Tala my friend… I do understand that you have strong ethical questions re: abortion of life. But it’s bollocks to argue that an embryo constitute life, beacuse if you think about it, sperm is also life. It’s a living cell. And how many did you kill today huh? I bet millions and millions not counting yesterday’s. The evidence is in the tissue paper. Don’t snigger. And arguing that a sperm or a collection of cells in a Petri dish are morally equivalent to a living person is a bit reaching. Leave that to religious nutters. The fact remains that embryonic stem cell therapy hold potential cures for spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease, hundreds of rare immune system and genetic disorders, and much more. Millions upon millions of people die hopelessly each year from these diseases. We are also indiscriminately aborting their lives.

By: Shari

Shari — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 06:13:52 +0000

Holy sh*t. You don’t expect me to answer NiÃ±o’s comments, do you? I don’t think I can even read that. Haha!

There is an essence to being human that cannot be covered by mere physical descriptions and functions and that is independent on certain physical and functional qualities. Humanness is innate.

Tala, I’m not even going to argue with you on this. So sorry for the crappy argument, but I’m sticking to it. Embryos only have the potential for life (they still can’t live on their own, nasa loob pa lang sila ng womb, being a parasite and all hehe [an attempt at being humorous]), while the people who can benefit from embryonic stem cell research are already breathing forms of human life. I’m not degrading the value of embryos; I’m just stating a fact that we’re already here, and the embryos are not. And in cases like this, it’s one vs. everyone else. One form of potential life against the people who are already alive. Sorry to burst your bubble but “survival of the fittest” also goes for humans.

Hey, I’m not saying that just because you take the anti-abortion stance, you’re arguing with God on your side. Although I admit and notice that most of them do. Blah. “Oh my God noooo it’s stated in the Bible and the 10 Commandments that thou shalt not kill and what they’re doing is killing so it’s a sin to God huhuhu they’re bad they should go to hell they won’t go to heaven God won’t accept them.”

Doctors have pledged to save lives. Eh dito nga, they’re being given two choices: save a potential life, or save (an) already existing life/lives. Kung ma-outweigh naman ng benefits ng embryonic stem cell research para sa humanity ang mas masama, bakit hindi? It’s still saving lives; it’s still fulfilling what they’ve vowed to do.

And as far as I know, and you’ve even mentioned it before, the proponents of embryonic stem cell research insist that only embryos meant to be destroyed will be used. That’s not a different story altogether, as it is actually an easier path to take. Kung sisirain lang din naman yung embryos, why not put them into use? See, discovering/inventing new cures and treatments by the destruction of embryos meant to be destroyed anyway - not that bad at all.

Kung magiging usapin naman ito ng embryonic vs. adult, sa adult na lang ako. As long as an alternative option is available to avoid losing a life, dun ako. Dun lang ako. I’d hate to lose a potential life as much as you do, Tala. And nabanggit naman ni Christian na may mga cases that conditions of patients have improved. Limited man, may improvement pa rin. It’s just human nature, I guess, na gustuhin yung higit pa.

My gawd. I seem to be forgetting that you’re a Bio major. I hate science. I’m sticking to doing exposÃ©s from now on. It’s 2pm na pala. I need to sleep naaaaa

By: KT

KT — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:07:32 +0000

Life is full of contradictions nga naman. Hehe. You see, you “kill” a being for saving another one. Hehe.

This made me think of parallelisms of indigenous cultures and “Animal Rights”. This might sound quite irrelevant to others but I hope you see the parallelisms. See, many AR activists are campaigning on going “purely” vegetarian. However, this campaign posts danger to cultures, particularly the indigenous cultures. The Cañao will never be Cañao without the butchering of pigs. Even if you do the native dances and play the gongs, it will never be Cañao. It may not be an exact example but I hope you can see the parallelism. Hehe.

Is it wrong or right to kill an embryo? It depends on the culture of the society or a person. To the typical Filipino, the pinikpikan process is very brutal. To the Igorots, it the way they prepare the food. I’m not sure if the process is some sort of ritual, but I think it is.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:42:12 +0000

haha… It’s hard to argue with NiÃ±o…

Now Im right… I read from the Time Magazine issue where Michael J. Fox is featured (Dec-Jan issue), this is what he continue to campaign embryonic-stem-cell research.. At least I now have a clear overview of this issue.

It’s very critical to stand whether the issue is ethical or not.

By: iskoo

iskoo — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 05:24:57 +0000

kung anu-ano na ang na e explore ng mga tao no, medyo hirap na rin i judge kung makakabuti o hindi. pero obviouly if one will get better for the expense of others parang me problema

By: Erised

Erised — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:46:20 +0000

Whee, hello and congrats with the new domain.
Is this the thing I heard on tv the other day….? Anyway, as for me, there’s nothing wrong trying the procedure but of course people still have to be aware of consequences and other results since it is still new to us.

Personally, I don’t know much about the topic so uhm…. there. Just remember that human embryos has life and they are humans — in the making. I still believe that we should respect life…. in no matter form it maybe.

By: cruise

cruise — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:32:48 +0000

may natutunan na naman ako, ayon sa kwento mo mukhang di nga maganda yung papatay para lang makagamot ng iba, ganun din yun, may bubti pero may mamamatay.

sa china iba naman ang sa kanila, kailangan ng embrayo para sa pagpapaganda at pampapabata.

By: Sherica

Sherica — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 13:08:47 +0000

OMG i thought you wont come back hehehe, and h im sorry i cant relate but yeah we already studies that cells thingy hahahahaha, im such a stupid person when it comes to biology. :lolz:
ill add your new link later.

By: Christian

Christian — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:50:10 +0000

Now, I’m out in here. I really don’t like to be involved with this. I just want to know the opinion of the people who visit my site about the stem cell research. so I’m zipping my mouth tight now.

Talamasca: Now, you own the longest comment in this site. Lol. And about the VCO, that really made me ROTFL!