tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728657201867768694.post8910328897964109072..comments2024-03-28T04:33:15.483-05:00Comments on It's Just Common Sense.: Gene editing is no longer science fictionPhil Valentinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01058829414678272086noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728657201867768694.post-37474026513398676692019-01-03T22:08:25.449-06:002019-01-03T22:08:25.449-06:00Sorry Doc, you are giving scientists far more cred...Sorry Doc, you are giving scientists far more credit than they deserve. If every scientist was so altruistic there would be no fake science on global warming. I cite the "hockey stick" hokum as only one example of personal aggrandizement and altering research for more government research dollars, overcoming real science. I fear we will have no say in this research and maybe we should not, but man will create his own destruction if left to his own devices. Only a truly moral foundation for scientific research could control this, but since that is pretty much non-existent in our universities, it is anyone's guess.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05918236167755158930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728657201867768694.post-18834388402665982392018-12-12T20:05:40.825-06:002018-12-12T20:05:40.825-06:00Limiting gene therapy to diseases? Why? And who wo...Limiting gene therapy to diseases? Why? And who would decide? Many scientific decisions have been made not by the scientists but by the laymen lawmakers frequently on the basis of their personal religious beliefs. Most of those ill-conceived decisions have delayed the advances in science, a historically predictable phenomenon. If not for many brave scientists we would still believe that any conceivable illness or natural disaster are God's punishment for our sins, we would never question a geocentric universe or burning bushes . Science is advanced by the scientists , not by the lawmakers. It is, and always will be, a decision of the scientists which way to go, what to explore and what to ignore, regardless of the imposed, restrictive regulations . Any legislative attempts to prevent, delay, or to forbid scientific curiosity have been, and will remain, a failure of imagination as history shows us very clearly. It would be very naive to believe that scientific work can be successfully legislated. Scientist around the world do, and will, pursue their theories even if it means to do it not in the open. <br />There is no question that it is the responsibility of every scientists to conduct their research work in the most ethical manner in order to benefit and serve humanity. Their scientific freedom, however, can not be impeded by the arbitrary laws or religious beliefs. After all, it is much less likely to find a rogue scientist than a rouge attorney or politician and the contribution of science and scientists to humanity is incomparable to any other human activities. Marek Kacki, MDnoreply@blogger.com