Should Christians be held accountable for the death of Christopher Reeve?

Question

Stem Cell Research Question:

If you have the power to save a life are you guilty of murder if you choose not to?

Answer 1

they don't know enough about stem cells to have saved his life. or they would have used cord cells or placenta cells and saved his life.
would you have given your first born to save his life?
if not why ask this question?

Je veux Changer Le monde
if the other countries are so far ahead of us then why are people like Christopher Reeves not going to other countries for their treatments?

Answer 2

Well realistically I think it's a fair assumption that atheists certainly don't believe they have any divine accountability for their actions, right? Beyond that - their accountability obviously would lie within themselves or from an external source. I think even an atheist has a conscience. They just don't attribute it to the same source as a believer would. Of course everyone makes assumptions on here - it's natural. I personally haven't a CLUE how an atheist feels because I have always believed. So most if not all believers are making assumptions based on their perceptions and experience - we all do that. So ya gotta take that into consideration when people say things that seem off base to you. Perception is everything isn't it? I see a glorious sun set and stand in wonder of GOd's beautiful creations. Maybe you look at it and see some geothermal configuration in the sky and think about how the orange color is caused by the smog in the atmosphere... : ) Also, you need to remember that communicating here is quite limited and often very distorted. Personally I don't think atheists think they are not accountable - ok? ; )

Answer 3

This is really a stupid question. Adult stem cells and umbilical cord cells have helped people with injuries similar to his. He should have looked into other possibilities. There is no proof that embryonic stem cells would have saved him...there is proof they could have caused tumors though. Just what he needed, huh?

Private research is allowed for embryonic stem cells. Federal funding is not. Don't you know the difference? If you are so worried about it, start and fund an organization and make something happen instead of complaining. Or should you be held accountable now?

God Bless.

Answer 4

To date, Christianity has not object to stem cell research. In fact many Christian Universities and hospitals are involved. What Christians object to is the harvesting of fetal ctem cells from fertilized eggs. Those same kind of cells can be harvested from umbilical cords, placentas, embryonic fluid, etc.

Christians believe that with conception - the fertilizing of an egg - a life is formed. Taking that life for medical research - or anything else is wrong. However, current laws still allows for such a procedure, and it is commonly performed. That only thing Christians have managed is to make it illegal to use tax payer money to do it.

As there are others sources of stem cells - including successful research and procedures with adult stem cells taken from the actual person needing the treatment, the limiting of federal money for the harvesting of stem cells through invitro fertilization is not responsibile for the death of Reese or anyone else.

Rather it has saved, and continues to saves, the lives of people everyday who would otherwise be sacrificed on the altar of "scientific research".

Answer 5

Christopher Reeve suffered a terrible accident. I am sorry. I personally am not accountable for any one who loses life. God is. I do not intentionally allow someone to die. Research is ongoing to help individuals and I want scientists to use whatever means they can to find a cure for paralysis. If stem cell research is not murder, then let it happen.

Answer 6

embryonic stem cell research (in fact, stem cell research as such) has not yet produced any cures such as you are implying anywhere in the world, so your first question is baseless.

Regarding the second question, if my 'power' to save a life requires the death of a third person, I am not guilty of murder if I choose to do it. For example, I should not take the liver out of somebody to give to somebody else even if it would save their life.

Answer 7

embryonic stem cell research.
it doesn't work. the cells become a sort-of cancer wherever they are used.
the gov't didn't ban it, they stopped funding (private citizens can fund it, but don't because it doesn't work)
it's sad that reeve died, it's even sadder that he was duped into this false hope, and dwelt on it before his passing.
it's just another way to de-humanize the unborn, so planned parenthood and the like can keep making billions.


adult stem cells, and those from umbilical cord blood, have cured about 30 illnesses, and they don't end another life.
but you don't hear much about them.

Answer 8

Murder is addressed to a person who committed an act of violent behavior against someone that caused him his death.
You did not commit murder just because you refuse to administer a life giving support system at the expense of another life.
It will be the same as blaming and putting guilt on people who have complete dinner on their table everytime of the day who did not share what they have to people who died of starvation in other part of the planet.

Answer 9

Nope. I am blaming Christopher Reeve for choosing to have a dangerous and unneccessary hobby like jumping horses.

I'm sorry he's dead. It's not my fault.

Answer 10

It is a sad state of affairs when the life of one is more important than the life of another based on the age of the person. It is wrong to take a fetus' life giving that person no life to save the life of one who at least has tasted life. No way. Killing the fetus is murder to us.