tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post4583507650301060738..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: The Importance of Our Health Care Myers-BriggsDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-13694338248814341732010-11-02T13:44:58.434-05:002010-11-02T13:44:58.434-05:00Just posting to generally agree with Jehu, jerf, j...Just posting to generally agree with Jehu, jerf, jimbino. Self-interest is an inherent human quality - attempting to deny that ends badly (see USSR, Vietnam, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc). Jehu's last post, in particular, is really good.<br /><br />I found your Libertarian part to be mostly accurate in the nouns but very innacurate in the adjectives.<br /><br />-I'm not "sunny optimist&Deoxynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-80059995386251166542010-11-02T10:54:25.880-05:002010-11-02T10:54:25.880-05:00Dr. Wes,
The fact that it always sucks to be SOMEB...Dr. Wes,<br />The fact that it always sucks to be SOMEBODY is an inevitable consequence of the fact that we live in a world with limited resources. That's simply a readily observable result of living in a fallen world when viewed from a Christian point of view. The problem with public discourse is this:<br /><br />You have a massive disadvantage in rhetorical combat when you admit that yourJehuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483263667086303029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-84880057532163726002010-11-02T08:40:05.658-05:002010-11-02T08:40:05.658-05:00Jehu and Jimbino -
As you both acknowledge, the ...Jehu and Jimbino - <br /><br />As you both acknowledge, the challenge for our society is that the "sucks-to-be-you" philosophy can, at times, directly conflict with our broader medical ethic.DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-84792282710082457222010-11-01T21:02:15.485-05:002010-11-01T21:02:15.485-05:00Boy, Dr Wes, have you got libertarianism all wrong...Boy, Dr Wes, have you got libertarianism all wrong. Libertarianism is about:<br /><br />1. Exalting the right to life, liberty and property, which implies "free market" economics, one supposes, since the alternatives, like socialism, represent theft of liberty and property.<br /><br />2. Non-aggression.<br /><br />Not much else. Optimism, faith in human nature, frailty & greed have jimbinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03416364723697446318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-5340486790450547392010-11-01T16:37:23.058-05:002010-11-01T16:37:23.058-05:00Dr. Wes,
I harness greed and self-interest all the...Dr. Wes,<br />I harness greed and self-interest all the time. Do you think my dentist enjoys cleaning my teeth or lecturing me about flossing? Do the grocery workers get enthusiastic about stocking the foods I buy for what is historically an incredibly low price? Sure, there are people in many professions that do it because they love it, and would continue to work at half their pay, but I'Jehuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483263667086303029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-1613603379638713972010-11-01T16:05:31.361-05:002010-11-01T16:05:31.361-05:00Ackisom-
Harness greed? Um, how?
While the con...Ackisom-<br /><br />Harness greed? Um, how? <br /><br />While the concept <i>sounds</i> good, the ability to harness a property that is, by its very definition self-serving, seems suspect.DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-41836981270741611992010-11-01T13:51:09.183-05:002010-11-01T13:51:09.183-05:00"Libertarians don't deny greed, libertari..."Libertarians don't deny greed, libertarians say we should harness it. It's the non-libertarians who deny greed in one form or another."<br /><br />QFT. Wes, would you please respond directly to that point?Acksiomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-29126227042160777012010-11-01T10:13:38.542-05:002010-11-01T10:13:38.542-05:00No, it is nothing like stem cell research. The &qu...No, it is nothing like stem cell research. The "issue" with stem cell research is on the source of embryonic stem cells and the fear that allowing embryonic stem cells would lead to a market for them. There are serious ethical issues with that (farming embryos, for example).<br /><br />In fact, you will find that almost all opposition melts away when you are talking about adult stem Mike Thttp://www.codemonkeyramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-47333441974600430152010-11-01T10:10:18.762-05:002010-11-01T10:10:18.762-05:00Libertarians don't deny greed, libertarians sa...Libertarians don't deny greed, libertarians say we should <i>harness</i> it. It's the <i>non-</i>libertarians who deny greed in one form or another.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-71531139045447488162010-11-01T09:50:06.349-05:002010-11-01T09:50:06.349-05:00Somewhat premature. There are no clinical stem cel...Somewhat premature. There are no clinical stem cell treatments available yet. And the precise problem is immune system rejection.<br /><br />This might change. Further research is warranted. But, physicists, with a "simpler" problem, haven't been able to get tokamak machines to work for 40 years.sykes.1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10954672321945289871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-26705206490543007382010-10-31T15:09:46.313-05:002010-10-31T15:09:46.313-05:00Its like those against stem cell research until th...Its like those against stem cell research until they get that body part from an animal that is reject free because of stem cell research... then of course there is a tune change.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662599544587260772noreply@blogger.com