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The sixteenth installment of my original series, "Discovering Religion". In this episode I discuss the current actions of Christian Ameri...
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The sixteenth installment of my original series, "Discovering Religion". In this episode I discuss the current actions of Christian Americans to suppress modern-day scientific advancements. In particular, I address the movement by Christians to outlaw embryonic stem cell, a stance they have no justification from the Bible in taking -- a situation that very closely parallels the Church's suppression of Roger Bacon and Galileo Galilei's scientific discoveries.
Additional information I could not include in the video:
Diabetes:
Giving insulin to children with Type I Diabetes is a viable means of treating this disease, however; after 15-20 years of living with type I diabetes, the danger continues to grow, possibly leading to kidney failure, heart disease, blindness, brain damage, and premature death. This is why stem cell research is so crucial to patients suffering from this serious condition.
Bone Marrow Transplants:
There are many patients, both child and adult, in need of bone marrow transplants that would greatly benefit from the use of stem cells. For 2/3 of them, there is no donor with an acceptable genetic match. However, even when a match is found, it is never perfect. With stem cells, doctors could grow cells customized to the needs of the patient.
On a personal note, a good friend of mine mentioned that his best friend in high school needed a marrow transplant. Each one of his friends volunteered for the test to see if they were compatible; however, an acceptable donor could not be found and eventually the boy died. This terrible scenario is played out countless times, and it may be alleviated with help from embryonic stem cell technology.
Use of Antibiotics:
In the video I mentioned the use of antibiotics kills thousands of bacterial cells during an infection. Although these cells are foreign to the human body, causing disease, there are many kinds of enteric bacteria that can be affected by these antibiotics as well. For example, patients treated with clindamycin or ampicillin may also kill of beneficial, naturally occurring bacteria in the GI tract. Once these good bacteria die off it allows dangerous bacteria, such as Clostridium difficile, to take over the gut, producing a disease known as pseudomembranous colitis.
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VIDEOS:
Michael J. Fox Embryonic Stem Cell Research
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujbLSt...
Bush On Embryo Adoption & Ethical Stem Cell Research Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k0SMJ...
Politics: President Obama on Stem Cell Research
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gs39k...
Dick Cheney on Same-Sex Marriage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5jefm...
Stem Cell Footage:
http://thevisualmd.com/
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LINKS:
Stem Cell Info (wiki):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stem_cell
Texas Executions:
http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/exec...
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Playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list...
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I noticed the video you put together for A Boy and his Frog, and couldn't help but notice that it had been flagged as inappropriate. This angered me, and I was just wondering if you would mind me uploading the video on my account so that the people without YouTube accounts would be able to see it. If this is fine with you, I will be sure to give you credit under the Video Information. It would be a shame for the video to remain unseen by the majority of YouTube viewers.
Consuelord
i would go back to 2005 to sign up for a 2005 you tube account