OT: Superman and Stemcells

[Arryn]

Evil Dave said:
Then that someone is gonna have to explain it to me too, cause that's how I understand it. I buy into an ethical system that includes a Version of the Golden Rule. So, reasoning from that, I conclude I shouldn't beat my wife cause I don't want her to beat me. If there's a shorter route to that conclusion, it's beyond me.

I hinted that reasons (note the plural) exist that are independent of ethics.

Ethical reasons such as the Golden Rule are valid. As are legal consequences such as going to jail, or social consequences such as marital breakup and the damage such behavior causes to children who witness it (directly or by seeing its effect upon their mother). But our system of laws are based on ethics, morality, and by extension, religion. However, there are other reasons why this particular behavior is irrational. As I said, think outside the box.