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Originally Posted by Cube Inmate
It is no more "sad" than the fact that a ROCK will never swim, see a Flames game, or kiss a girl. You have empathy for what these cells *might* become, not for what they are. I don't know if you fit in this category, but it scares me that some people have more concern for the potential of a glob of cells than for the dead chickens they eat and the cows they wear.
I have empathy for things that suffer. On the other hand, I don't waste my time crying about the little genius that *could* have been born, if only that poor fertility-challenged couple had chosen to implant a different blastocyst. And I don't see any difference between that and intentionally creating these things for scientific research. In fact, it's a bloody miracle that humans have become smart enough to do these things.
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Well, I guess that's where we differ: you compare a "glob of cells" that if harvested correctly will become a full-human-being to a rock. I, personally, can not do that. Good for you.
I am a vegetarian, so your argument doesn't work there...
As well, if you can't see the difference between insemination and creating a blastocyst for scientific research, I guess that's another place where we differ.
It is a bloody miracle what humans can do through science. But, what if these people's parents didn't consider them, at 150 cells, to be worth it, and got rid of them? I am all in favour of modern medicine, myself and others close to me have relied on scientific breakthroughs to survive and better our lives. But when science risks my morals, that's when I have to be against it.