5 Feet of Fury

David Harsanyi: ‘There’s more to life than science’

Harsanyi on stem cell research:

To begin with — though I disagree with the position — opposition to embryonic stem-cell research is not the equivalent of opposition to “science.” Opponents have an ethical position that concerns policy. They are not alone.

Many liberals oppose the expansion of nuclear energy or genetically modified foods, to offer just two examples. Why would they stand in the way of science? Well, I assume, they hold some principled reservations about the repercussions of those activities…