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С уважением, Нагасаки

Верю, знаю и как раз сейчас пытаюсь биться с этим, хотя почти наверняка знаю, что не смогу выиграть эту битву.
Не по-христиански, но стал ненавидеть всех этих прихлебателей и недоумков в науке. Пришел конец моему терпению - потребовалось 20 лет....

Ты в Басовке учился?

I was

...

кто автор?

I don't know. I guess I've heard too many horror stories about how your being a donor reduces your chances of being saved in the ER.

sheer nonsense I've been working in the ER, never was an issue in determining the course of management.

On the other hand, I'm still working on my attitude toward death. To become a donor, means to accept death...

dopn't waste your time on accepting death. first of all it's too early, and doing something so much in advance takes all fun out of it :) And then, it's inevitable regardless of your "acceptance".. so quit this...

to become a donor is to accept a simple idea that you can give someone a chance to live longer.

I know this is not right, my not becoming a donor

I don't judge you, not at all. you're tormented, and nothing is wrong with being a bit lost in all these ethical issues... do what makes the most sense. It's just a bit different from, say, religion or other ethical debates. And this difference is that you won't be able to take an opportunity to enjoy whatever idea or a concept you'd feel in peace with when you're dead and don't feel anything. So the only thing one really should be worrying about is whether my life can be veneratred in someone.

, as a future health professional must be the 1st one to do that

Just being a health professional doesn't automatically oblige you to donate.. it's more in line with humanistic ethics, then with a profession. But, I agree, being a health professional, you're more educated about an issue and have an overall better understanding of its factors than an average joe.

I wish you could feel what I feel and were able to read my messy mind...

I hope it's a working mess :)

Have you ever heard about Tuskegee study?

No, I haven't.

I'm suggesting, that not everything that is done for the sake of good is worth it

i don't understand. care to elaborate?

that - using fetus to isolate stem cells.

donor thing:
I don't know. I guess I've heard too many horror stories about how your being a donor reduces your chances of being saved in the ER. On the other hand, I'm still working on my attitude toward death. To become a donor, means to accept death... I... I'm going nuts thinking about all this... I know this is not right, my not becoming a donor. I, as a future health professional must be the 1st one to do that. But... it's not all that easy for me... I wish you could feel what I feel and were able to read my messy mind...

Have you ever heard about Tuskegee study? - We are able to describe the effects of untreated syphilis in black men now, but are we able to bring those dead men back to life? I'm suggesting, that not everything that is done for the sake of good is worth it. Discussion is what helps us ensure that we'll consider the possible shortcoming.

Исходное сообщение Monna
They say that this might create more incentives for abortions.

what is 'that?'

Did you personally indicate on your driver's license that you'd like to be a donor?

I have, indeed.

I didn't. Same issue.

why not? I mean, here is a clear-cut issue -- to enable someone to live, to perform an act of an ultimate benevolence. Tell me what are you going to do with your organs when you're dead? Are you gong to let them jut rot? You can, if you die a traumatic death, enable up to 6 people to continue to live!!! You'll save 6 people! How many times in your life would you have such a chance?

How about simple humanitaruan benefits if heroism is not your plate?

Death. It doesn't hav to be boring!

However, I think that we need the research.

Are you suggesting it's a matter of discussion!!!???

They say that this might create more incentives for abortions. Personally I think that there's such a possibility. Did you personally indicate on your driver's license that you'd like to be a donor?
I didn't. Same issue.

However, I think that we need the research. It's just that you have to get the parent's consent prior to that.

Вот я всегда и говорю: самодостаточности не бывает.

Все правильно и очень грустно. Все замешано на деньгах, а победить деньги могут только те же деньги. Когда станет совершенно понятно, что исследования производимые в данной (я не специалист) области способны приносить реальные деньги, т.е. будет возможно их реальное применение, то все начнет поворачиваться в другую сторону. Медицина это тоже бизнес, как ни цинично это звучит, и прибыль ни кто упускать не будет. Потребность в средствах для лечения того же детского диабета колосальна, это сумашедшие деньги и огромный рынок для медицинских корпораций. Так вот как только там запахнет реальными деньгами найдется лобби, раздадутся взятки и в силу вступят нормальные законы рынка. Остается надеятся, что г-н Буш и Ко не успеют развалить все до такой степени, когда уже и перспективы получения прибыли не сработают. Конечно, тут получается некий замкнутый круг: нет денег на исследования, нет результатов, нет денег на исследования. К счастью, здесь много частных компаний, которые на зависят от федерального финансирования, денег у них не так много, что существенно замедляет процесс, но он идет.

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You can assume. But can you put it to fruition?
To be an end in yourself, you have to know first that you exist. To perceive your own existence you need some kind of feedback. No other thing or creature, but another human being can reflect back on you.

Why would you build a house if there's no one there to inhabit it? You could very well be writing books that no one would read, or staging plays that nobody would see. It's useless when you don't keep other people in mind while doing that. If you are an end in yourself, then your birth and death are, as well as your life. You just live and consume energy for the sake of creating order that will become chaos sooner or later. If all your creations are to become chaos, what is the reason for you to create anything?
That's where you need another human being, for nothing else would appreciate your putting energy into doing something that will come to its original state in the end. This state of order, that we as human beings are trying to create, can only be appreciated by us as human beings. You need another person in your life so that your life has meaning.

:)

Хорошо сказано... :)

haven't seen it yet.
I saw mona lisa smile yesterday though.

the synopsis reminded me of Amores Perros for some reason.

"confusion.confusion. who can tell the difference between the sea, and what's reflected in it"... - Haruki Murakami

the rest is me.

Исходное сообщение celibacy
Sofia couldn't have said it, it would squander credibility of the movie.

Nicely said, nevertheless.

Sofia couldn't have said it, it would squander credibility of the movie.

Исходное сообщение celibacy
I would like him to stay, but he has family. I would like him to stay, but she's married....

Is it what Sofia said, or you?

Исходное сообщение Alpine
from www.areyouawake.org

Sofia Coppola has said in many interviews that we aren't meant to know because ...

no words could make up for his leaving... Has he left though?


I would like him to stay, but he has family. I would like him to stay, but she's married. I would like them to have a unique relationship, but that's not what happens in real life. When you think you've FOUND SOMETHING, it's not what it seems. "confusion.confusion. who can tell the difference between the sea, and what's reflected in it"...May be the story wasn't about that at all. May be it's only what I want it to be.

I know, he left... because he's always been ranning, and she is too confused.

I think he might have said something like "you should write about it" alluding to her earlier mention about how mediocre a writer she was... of may be he even suggested her to make a movie out of this story...

from www.areyouawake.org

The whisper, the whisper, we all want to know what Bob said to Charlotte in that gut-wrenching final scene don't we? Well, the fact is we will probably never know. Sofia Coppola has said in many interviews that we aren't meant to know because it is a private moment between Bob and Charlotte. I tend to think he told her his AOL IM screename... :) But seriously, .... What does Bill Murray's Character say to Scarlett Johansson's? Is it a "thank you... it was great" or an "I love you..." or an "I'll be seeing you soon, don't worry..."?

Исходное сообщение celibacy
me too.
then, what do YOU think he said?:)

I have no clue, but I'm sure something more than just "keep in touch" .. May be they put it on the DVD..

me too.
then, what do YOU think he said?:)

Исходное сообщение celibacy
what did he say to her in the end?

I'm dying to know :)