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oldthom took a stand5:10 PM
Saving existing life is more important than protecting potential life.

Remember that old joke, What would you do if you were trapped in a barrel up to your neck in crap and someone threw a bucket of snot at your face? Th...
oldthom took a stand9:42 PM
Patents should not be issued for living organisms.

Actually this is a step needed to insure the privatization of animal and human cloning. It will happen, question is are we going to be prepared? Some ...
oldthom took a stand9:39 PM
Adult stem cells have the same medical potential as embryonic stem cells.

All extreme passions aside, yes! Recent research and cases in Europe and Israel have shown adult stem cells do seem to have more potential that embryo...
oldthom took a stand3:43 PM
Human beings are not still evolving.

No, we did not "evolve" in the first place. However, this is tough question to answer. Are humans subject to the same laws we see in nature? I believe...
oldthom took a stand3:36 PM
A belief in natural selection does not require a belief in evolution.

It does not require it, but it is an element in evolution.
oldthom took a stand3:35 PM
The U.S. should invest less in its space program.

Not at the expense of life on this earth. Until we achieve some balance and moderation here on our planet, space exploration (or exploitation) must wa...
oldthom took a stand3:01 PM
The Earth is several billion years old.

To date, with the best scientific methods available most scientists, across many disciplines, agree that the age of the earth is around 4.5 billion ye...
oldthom took a stand1:22 AM
The federal government should decide whether embryonic stem cells may be used for medical research.

It is too big of an area for any one state or group to oversee. It has huge social, moral and scientific potential and ramifications, not unlike that ...
oldthom took a stand1:18 AM
The use of nuclear weapons can be justified.

Oh yes it can! In the hands of the right [mad]man anything can and will be justified.
oldthom took a stand1:15 AM
There are legitimate, scientific, and peer-reviewed "alternatives" to evolution.

Look Americans are largely ignorant of the strong worldwide scientific consensus backing evolutionary theory. For most Americans there is "us" and eve...
oldthom took a stand12:59 AM
There is intelligent life on other planets.

"Is" probably or rather why not? Kinda ego-centric to think God is only looking out for us. We might be surprised to find what is in heaven and what i...
oldthom took a stand5:49 PM
NASA should focus on manned space flight.

It takes a combination of things, but yes it should be our primary focus.
oldthom took a stand4:59 PM
NASA should complete construction of the International Space Station.

One of our greatest frontiers is space. If it weren't for all the turf wars, greed and avarice between nations, societies and cultures we would be out...
oldthom took a stand8:23 PM
oldthom took a stand5:07 PM
The US should not intervene with nuclear programs in other countries.

No not as an individual country. This should be done with our present world governing body, the UN.
oldthom took a stand5:00 PM
The U.S. should build more nuclear power plants.

With what we have learned over the past half century it makes sense to use this as a viable alternative. It must be carefully regulated and controlled...
oldthom took a stand2:42 PM
Scientists should not pursue embryonic stem cell research.

NO! the idea of taking an unborn embryo's chance at life is moralling and ethically wrong, imo. We now have access to adult cells which make for even ...
oldthom took a stand2:34 PM
The federal government should subsidize the creation of new stem cell lines.

But only the basis of using adult stem cells, not embryonic.
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