“Question with boldness even the existence of a
God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason,
than that of blind-folded fear.” - Thomas Jefferson
It is from constant thought and
questioning that we come to our beliefs, moral standards, and ethics as a
society. Lately, it seems that we do
less and less questioning and critical thinking, while advances in technology
push us into deeper and deeper ethical dilemmas.
In
this blog I will, in my way, try to spur discussion on ethical issues as they pertain
to the biological or life sciences. I
have my M.S. in bioethics from Union Graduate College and have a sincere
passion for bioethical debate, thought, and discussion. On this page my plan is to write commentaries
on current events and issues in bioethics.
Some of the topics I plan to pursue are: abortion, physician assisted
suicide, environmentalism, and health care.
These topics are certainly not limited so if you have further
suggestions please feel free to share them with me.
All
of our opinions are colored by the lens through which we view the world. For me, I am a strong Catholic who views the world as
the divine creation of a loving God. I
believe in the sanctity of life and that man is meant to be a good steward of
creation. My political affiliation is
Libertarian Conservatism. I do not
believe that the government is the only hope for the helpless or that problems
are solved through bureaucracy and regulation.
Rather, they are solved through ingenuity and creative thinking. I believe in charitable works and that it is our
individual job to care for the helpless.
I
am a trained scientist in the areas of biology and biochemistry and value reason
and proof in argument. I live for
differing opinions and love nothing more than a good honest debate. It is an unfortunate reality that our culture
has forgotten how to have healthy debates where both sides present well formed,
well-reasoned arguments. Instead, what
often happens now is communication breakdown and one side or the other
dissolves into name calling. I would
like to avoid this here, I know many of you will often disagree with my opinion
and I welcome reasoned dissent. I do not
profess to know everything or be right all the time and realize that we all
come at things from our own personal biases.
Please challenge me, I welcome it, but I do ask that you try to avoid
the mental kiddie pool that is driven by insults and name calling.
I
hope, dear reader, that you find the world of bioethics as fascinating as I do
and I look forward to beginning this journey with you.
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