Comments on: The Nobel Prize For Medicine Goes To… http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/10/04/the-nobel-prize-for-medicine-goes-to/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day's most compelling topics. Tue, 22 May 2012 14:26:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: aionaccount http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/10/04/the-nobel-prize-for-medicine-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-332813 aionaccount Thu, 07 Oct 2010 09:27:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=20899#comment-332813 I must admit that the award doesn't diminish peoples view of IVF babies. Nevertheless, we are so grateful for having him born to enable longed-for babies to be born, I wonder what happens if he isn't born. I must admit that the award doesn’t diminish peoples view of IVF babies. Nevertheless, we are so grateful for having him born to enable longed-for babies to be born, I wonder what happens if he isn’t born.

]]> By: Johnnny http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/10/04/the-nobel-prize-for-medicine-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-330786 Johnnny Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:23:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=20899#comment-330786 The problem lies in people wanting to have children because THEY want to have children. It isn't about them, see they are already selfish before the kid even comes out of the shoot. You can't promise children a bright future without a serious change in philisophical assumptions (or the elimination of them altogether). We don't know why we are here and to assume we are here to enjoy OURSELVES and get stoned off of having kids is ridiculous. Katherine is absolutely right, however brash she may sound. Our approach to life is not very well thought out. Accept it. The problem lies in people wanting to have children because THEY want to have children. It isn’t about them, see they are already selfish before the kid even comes out of the shoot. You can’t promise children a bright future without a serious change in philisophical assumptions (or the elimination of them altogether). We don’t know why we are here and to assume we are here to enjoy OURSELVES and get stoned off of having kids is ridiculous. Katherine is absolutely right, however brash she may sound. Our approach to life is not very well thought out. Accept it.

]]> By: Ronan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/10/04/the-nobel-prize-for-medicine-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-328983 Ronan Wed, 06 Oct 2010 02:02:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=20899#comment-328983 I don't know, I can see Katherine's point (but then, I'm kinda misanthropic, and think that there are quite enough humans on Earth as it is). There are a LOT of people already on Earth, and I personally would be appalled to have been even indirectly responsible for increasing their number by ~4 million (see previous caveat about being a misanthrope. You may commence despising me in three, two, one...) But then, as Amphiox pointed out, four million out of 6.7 billion isn't really all that much. Overall, relatively little harm was probably caused by this, and a good deal of happiness likely resulted. ...Even so, though. The (indirect) creation of ~4 million lives is quite a lot to have been responsible for. A frightening amount, I would feel--but I'm not Dr. Edwards, so...yeah. My reaction's more emotional than logical. I don’t know, I can see Katherine’s point (but then, I’m kinda misanthropic, and think that there are quite enough humans on Earth as it is). There are a LOT of people already on Earth, and I personally would be appalled to have been even indirectly responsible for increasing their number by ~4 million (see previous caveat about being a misanthrope. You may commence despising me in three, two, one…) But then, as Amphiox pointed out, four million out of 6.7 billion isn’t really all that much. Overall, relatively little harm was probably caused by this, and a good deal of happiness likely resulted.

…Even so, though. The (indirect) creation of ~4 million lives is quite a lot to have been responsible for. A frightening amount, I would feel–but I’m not Dr. Edwards, so…yeah. My reaction’s more emotional than logical.

]]> By: amphiox http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/10/04/the-nobel-prize-for-medicine-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-325433 amphiox Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:31:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=20899#comment-325433 In full agreement with #4, particularly since Edwards is speaking from decades of experience dealing directly on a personal level with infertile couples, and given the fact that the types of infertility treatable by IVF and the number of births resulting from IVF relative to the global population is such that IVF has <i>absolutely no significant impact on world population growth whatsoever.</i> In full agreement with #4, particularly since Edwards is speaking from decades of experience dealing directly on a personal level with infertile couples, and given the fact that the types of infertility treatable by IVF and the number of births resulting from IVF relative to the global population is such that IVF has absolutely no significant impact on world population growth whatsoever.

]]> By: Steve http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/10/04/the-nobel-prize-for-medicine-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-325158 Steve Mon, 04 Oct 2010 18:54:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=20899#comment-325158 Wow Katharine...you have officially waved goodbye to your pre-frontal cortex Wow Katharine…you have officially waved goodbye to your pre-frontal cortex

]]> By: Gil http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/10/04/the-nobel-prize-for-medicine-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-324990 Gil Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:34:45 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=20899#comment-324990 @2 Well, from a Darwinian standpoint, it is... @2

Well, from a Darwinian standpoint, it is…

]]> By: Katharine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/10/04/the-nobel-prize-for-medicine-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-324802 Katharine Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:42:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=20899#comment-324802 I have a distinct problem with this year's Nobel Prize awardee if he thinks the most important thing in life is crapping out another mouth to feed. I have a distinct problem with this year’s Nobel Prize awardee if he thinks the most important thing in life is crapping out another mouth to feed.

]]> By: Rhacodactylus http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/10/04/the-nobel-prize-for-medicine-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-324755 Rhacodactylus Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:12:09 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=20899#comment-324755 Awesome, well deserved! <a href="http://untitledvanityproject.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">~Rhaco</a> Awesome, well deserved!

~Rhaco

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