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The Way Things Are Does Not Determine The Way They Ought To Be

I Do Think It Is Very Important That The Religious Communities Do Try To Bring Their Teachings And Their Insights To Bear On The Stem Cell Debate And On The Debate About Genetic Engineering.

It's True That To Speak Of An Ethic Of Giftedness, Which Is Very Much The Ethic That I Deploy In Raising Questions About Designer Children And Genetic Engineering - An Appreciation Of The Giftedness Of The Child Or The Giftedness Of Life Does Have Religious Resonance, Because A Great Many Religious Traditions Emphasize The Sense In Which The Good Things In Life Are Not All Our Own Doing; They Are Gifts From God.

Most Economics That Is Taught In College And Universities Today Projects Itself As A Value-neutral Science. This Claim Has Always Been Open To Question, But I Think It's Especially In Doubt Today.

It Is True That The Jewish Tradition Emphasizes The Moral Mandate To Save Life. It Also Has A Different Position From The Catholic Church On The Moral Status Of The Embryo. It Has A More Developmental View Of When Human Life, In The Sense Of Personhood, Begins Than Does The Catholic Church.