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DAWKINS: For me, moral questions such as stem-cell research turn upon whether suffering is caused. In this case, clearly none is. The embryos have no nervous system. But that's not an issue discussed publicly. The issue is, Are they human? If you are an absolutist moralist, you say, "These cells are human, and therefore they deserve some kind of special moral treatment." Absolutist morality doesn't have to come from religion but usually does...
...slaughter nonhuman animals in factory farms, and they do have nervous systems and do suffer. People of faith are not very interested in their suffering...
...competition and avenge a searing loss to that competition in quick succession. Pensler lost her round-robin bout against second-team All-American Samantha Nemecek of Northwestern, but beat her soundly by a score of 15-6 in the second round of direct-elimination. “I was nervous before,” said Pensler, one of three freshman foilists on a very young foil squad, “but our team was very good about cheering everyone on.” The Crimson women also performed well in sabre, with four fencers placing in the top fifteen. Juniors...
...Let’s just stick to the questions on the cards,” he says, obviously nervous about the watchful eyes of the PR vultures...
...Gets Nervous in Tennessee In the race for the Senate, Harold Ford wasn't supposed to have much appeal outside his home base of Memphis. But now that he is in a virtual dead heat with his Republican opponent, the race is getting down and dirty