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To: Kirk © who wrote (7600)	10/17/2003 2:56:34 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25522

Re: but it was left for others as some let religion get in the way with stem cell research I am not referring specifically to medical research. Overpopulation is a big problem we will face going forward(not to mention right now), and I am not an advocate of extending lives of people merely so they can be the tools of industry for 100 years instead of 60. Workers who keep the wheels of industry spinning with no real focus on their quality of life. Re: We have an aging world population. The next big strides will be in replacing hips, knees, major organs (skin is an organ) etc with new ones grown from stem cells How about first simply improving the quality of life of most people? Right now millions of seniors must forgo basic necessary medications simply to pay the bills here in the US. You really think most would want to extend their lives of servitude to the Mercks of the world? For what? I do not see the logic of this. I honestly believe this view is out of touch with the reality faced by millions of seniors right now in the US. Not to mention the fact that a great part of the world does not even have access to clean water. Until the basic needs of the masses are met, is it moral to create "supermen"? Excerpt: It estimated that almost one billion people, or 32 per cent of the word's urban population, live in slums, the majority of them in developing countries. In the United Nations Millennium declaration, world leaders pledged to tackle this immense challenge by setting the goal of achieving significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers by the year 2020. Specifically, they agreed to address the problem of water and sanitation for the poor living in slums and squatter settlements, and in doing so pledged to halve the number of people who lack access to safe water by 2015. dbs.cordis.lu Brian