By: homunculus
Two separate teams of Harvard scientists are preparing to produce cloned embryos for disease research, and one has officially applied for permission from the university's ethical review board.
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The only thing that passes through my mind is that it's better Christopher Reeve lived on after his accident, as opposed to simply breaking his neck and dying on the spot. He took the opportunity to...
View ArticleBy: lodurr
NationalKato: Speaking as an atheist, I can say with some confidence that the fact of God's non-existence is of little comfort to me with regard to Christopher Reeve's death. I expect the same is true...
View ArticleBy: jokeefe
joeclark, it's a Mefi meme signifying 'there are no words' or 'I bow my head in silent respect'.
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justgary, did you just put a big rubber Reagan mask on a straw man for us? Because really, thanks for that. Ummm.... I missed the part where Reeve was accused of launching an illegal war in South...
View ArticleBy: NationalKato
god doesn't exist. Reeve is going to decay and his energy will pass on to other things, as energy tends to do. to make it sound like he's going to have some discussion with god about why he had to die...
View ArticleBy: SuzySmith
I had a long post about being disabled and acceptance and I decided this wasn't the place for it. I'll mourn Christopher Reeve passing on, fiercely. He was a good man with boundless amounts of hope.
View ArticleBy: XQUZYPHYR
Of course, that's just a small taste of all the classy comments regarding the death of another human being who also died from a tragic medical condition. Ummm.... I missed the part where Reeve was...
View ArticleBy: konolia
I meant he was in a place where he and God could discuss it. Sorry, people, I am having a bad day today. Maybe not posting would be a good idea for me.
View ArticleBy: graventy
I'm gonna have to agree with PST on this one, Cranky, but way to live up to the name. .
View ArticleBy: chicobangs
justgary, did you just put a big rubber Reagan mask on a straw man for us? Because really, thanks for that.
View ArticleBy: LittleMissCranky
I really hope so, PST, and if you're right, I sincerely apologize.
View ArticleBy: PinkStainlessTail
My thought was, well, now he knows what God's opinion on stem cells are... konolia, can I just say that, religion or no, you are a horrible human being? Lord knows I'm not a fan, but I think Konolia...
View ArticleBy: LittleMissCranky
My thought was, well, now he knows what God's opinion on stem cells are... konolia, can I just say that, religion or no, you are a horrible human being? Seriously, what is the matter with you?
View ArticleBy: justgary
He did always seem like a genuinely nice guy, though calling him a great actor is a stretch (sorry, but somewhere in time was sappy, cheesy, and melodramatic, and that's being kind). I thought he...
View ArticleBy: konolia
I couldn't sleep last night. I got up and went to the computer, clicked on Drudge...I didn't need to see that Superman died, but that is what it said.... My thought was, well, now he knows what God's...
View ArticleBy: cortex
So my reaction -- and I'm guessing lodurr's reaction Here I meant sourbrew, of course. Oy.
View ArticleBy: tommasz
Krrrlson, I'm with you. I really believed he was going to walk again, that it wasn't just wishful thinking. Sometimes all it takes is one "yes" in a sea of "no" to make all the difference. RIP Chris.
View ArticleBy: chicobangs
lodurr, I'm pretty sure you're right. (Bastard.) Still, I like it, and it was the first song I thought of when I heard he'd died. In Deathtrap, he and Michael Caine had the first same-sex kiss I'd ever...
View ArticleBy: lodurr
Afterthought: I always thought Laurie Anderson was riffing on psychotherapy -- i.e., "Superman" as a "daddy" symbol.
View ArticleBy: lodurr
I suppose I should make my reaction clear and get out of the middle: I didn't know the song, still don't; I mistakenly read the reaction to it as being too moved. And I agree that this thread in the...
View ArticleBy: Krrrlson
I was sure he was going to walk again some day, if even for a step or two. His conviction was contagious.
View ArticleBy: SpaceCadet
I read "Nothing Is Impossible" a few months back....I honestly thought Reeve would be alive for at least another 10 years. RIP Chris, long live the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation.
View ArticleBy: cortex
bwg: I don't just not like the song by some arbitrary whim. I don't like the song because it's a big old pile of over-played underwritten music-machine poo. I've got nothing against you personally, and...
View ArticleBy: aclevername
"But most will remember this sad day as the day the proudest, most noble man they ever knew finally fell. For those who loved him -- one who would call him husband, one who would be his pal, or those...
View ArticleBy: bwg
Okay, let me get this straight. You don't like a song, therefore I'm a bastard for posting its lyrics? Your dislike is not my problem; it's your problem. I'm not responsible for your feelings. Only on...
View ArticleBy: JanetLand
Noises Off. Reeve was hysterical in that one. Also very funny in Switching Channels, an otherwise tiresome movie. A really good comic actor, I think.
View ArticleBy: lodurr
joeclark: Consider that the British English term for "period" is "full-stop." .
View ArticleBy: cortex
bwg: lodurr's take is very forgiving, but I suspect it's wrong. I reckon you're a bastard for quoting possibly the shittiest, most insipid top-40 crap-rock song ever written that mentions Superman, as...
View ArticleBy: joeclark
At some point, is anybody going to notice a dozen or more posts in this thread consisting of nothing but a period?
View ArticleBy: rushmc
He did good work. Now it's time for others to pick up the yoke. Do your part: vote for Kerry. (and those of you who would seek to kill hope can go to hell.)
View ArticleBy: fenriq
Man, this has been a tough season on the famous. Go with peace, Christopher.
View ArticleBy: lodurr
ed, I think we'd find it varies, but that the most common, primary reason disabled folks would dislike Reeves would be that the resent the implication they should be doing more. It's hard enough...
View ArticleBy: ed\26h
Every Para/Quad I know (including my mother) despises Reeve, mainly because he refused to accept that he was not going to walk, and that he needed to simply accept that he was now disabled. The only...
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