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[Freethinker]

With Embryonic Stem Cell Research as the current line in the sand, it seems that every time Science finds a new area of research and advancement, some group of people want to claim Science and the things it finds are bad and wrong. We have seen it since the concept of science first appeared. From vivisection, anesthetics, cleanliness, germs, vaccinations, blood transfusions, solar system, evolution, birth control, in vitro and now of course embyonic stem cells, Science has been under attack by those wishing to maintain some antiquated status quo.

Is Science a good or bad thing? Have the facts and results improved or harmed society/ the human race? Are we better off by accepting the tihngs Science has discovered? Or would the human race be better off without the knowledge and facts?

Or would the world/ humans be better off not having gained factual knowledge of our physical nature? Would we be better off in ignorance?