tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173699690175945868.post2171568697641275297..comments2023-09-16T17:34:30.877-07:00Comments on The Blundering Discoverer: The RemedyTravishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000608743521241210noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173699690175945868.post-73069154421277569762008-08-02T11:49:00.000-07:002008-08-02T11:49:00.000-07:00I also considered naming the guy Fargo, but I want...I also considered naming the guy Fargo, but I wanted him to seem less exotic and more like an average joe.<BR/><BR/>I don't think you can divorce medical ethics from a story like this. Euthenasia is part and parcel with this topic.Travishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14493805128069922325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173699690175945868.post-90625415848473681622008-08-02T06:53:00.000-07:002008-08-02T06:53:00.000-07:00How well written the story is??? Hmmm, I don't kn...How well written the story is??? Hmmm, I don't know... (just kidding!)<BR/><BR/>This issue reminds me a lot of a class I took in seminary--medical ethics. What an eye opener. I know this story is about more than just medical issues, but it reminds me a lot of that. It is amazing how when we're squeezed in just the right way (or wrong way), especially when it affects something we care about, our true character can't help but come out. <BR/><BR/>It's scarily interesting to see this on a large scale in our society. About the medical ethics side of it...I don't know if I ever told you this story: A few years ago, I was at a day of training for hospice. Part of it included the controversy surrounding euthanasia, and there was lots of discussion. Then one older lady raised her hand, asking the instructor if he thought there would come a future day when we'd have a mandatory cut-off age for the elderly, in order to preserve world resources for the young (kinda like "Soylent Green"). People snickered and scoffed at her, thinking that would never happen. I suggested to the group that although it seems like a huge leap between euthanasia and what she was talking about, the decisions we make today will lead to or away from the scenario she described. Issues like this are a slippery slope, both individually and as a society. I'm glad you're willing to bring tough topics to the surface to discuss.<BR/><BR/>I'll mention one other thing before I de-hijack your blog: you have an interesting habit of naming lots of your characters very deliberately. I like this guy's name.Alison Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17573197030305285837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173699690175945868.post-51248300991332333372008-08-01T12:30:00.000-07:002008-08-01T12:30:00.000-07:00I certainly think there are plenty of topics to di...I certainly think there are plenty of topics to discuss. Honestly, I'm eager to see how creative comments will become. I hope everyone will take a moment to post a thought and maybe we can get an interesting exchange going...<BR/><BR/>My guess, most people won't know how to respond to a story like this. For some, it will be telling, for others, it will be appauling. I think the biggest discussion will center around how readily we will trade our values for something that we think trumps that value.<BR/><BR/>(Maybe the discussions will center on how well written the story is!)Travishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14493805128069922325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173699690175945868.post-45131454319260618222008-08-01T12:18:00.000-07:002008-08-01T12:18:00.000-07:00I'm kind of curious: which do you expect more disc...I'm kind of curious: which do you expect more discussion on, the ethics of the man's decision, or the ethics of corporate america finding and controlling cures for illnesses (in most cases for profit). Or maybe you're hoping for the discussion about how satan tries to get us to sell out our convictions. Hmmmmm....several ways to go here and after thinking for a day I don't have anything yet to give. :-)Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12331926114892980359noreply@blogger.com