Those opposed to therapeutic stem-cell research on religious grounds constitute the biological and ethical equivalent of a flat-earth society.[2]
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Opposing stem cell research on religious grounds is equated to rejecting well-established science.
- In plain terms
- Opposing stem cells based on faith is as wrong as believing the earth is flat.
- What can you take from it?
- Treat opposition to established science as factually incorrect.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is faith ever a valid reason to oppose science?
- How do we debate this respectfully?
Another view
Some argue faith-based objections have moral weight beyond facts.
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