Comments on: Mad Science! http://americanelephant.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/mad-science/ Defending Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:45:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: renaissanceguy http://americanelephant.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/mad-science/#comment-130 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:08:42 +0000 http://americanelephant.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/mad-science/#comment-130 Why do people climb Mt. Everest? Because it’s there.

Why do people play God and tamper with life? Because they can.

When will we remember to ask if we should?

]]> By: The Necromancer http://americanelephant.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/mad-science/#comment-118 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 04:45:34 +0000 http://americanelephant.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/mad-science/#comment-118 Somewhere in the mid-19th century. The disappearance of the soul from modern medicine coincides conveniently with the rise of experimentation. Following the idea of “vitalism” through medicine (in particular its decline) actually highlights this transformation.

]]> By: totaltransformation http://americanelephant.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/mad-science/#comment-117 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 01:24:23 +0000 http://americanelephant.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/mad-science/#comment-117 When it lost religion perhaps? Just a guess.

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