tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post8973825458260113327..comments2023-09-21T04:02:29.457-04:00Comments on Skeptical Scalpel: That time Skeptical Scalpel wasn’t skeptical enoughSkeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-65409838654910089862016-01-31T16:16:18.617-05:002016-01-31T16:16:18.617-05:00Charlotte, I appreciate the comment. Charlotte, I appreciate the comment. Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-7451144315280474232016-01-30T19:41:22.911-05:002016-01-30T19:41:22.911-05:00You figured this out the next day. Members of Cong...You figured this out the next day. Members of Congress still haven't realized (and accepted) what was happening. Critical thinking is a thing of the past. Thanks for your blog and your honesty.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07002628576522207410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-18384395857189423302015-07-16T14:35:31.427-04:002015-07-16T14:35:31.427-04:00Second Anon above, sorry I missed your comment ear...Second Anon above, sorry I missed your comment earlier. You are correct. <br /><br />A_Picazo, thanks for the links. Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-63385856732116486762015-07-16T04:45:11.672-04:002015-07-16T04:45:11.672-04:00A good read on the issue at heart: fetal tissue do...A good read on the issue at heart: fetal tissue donation/use http://www.vox.com/2015/7/14/8964513/planned-parenthood-aborted-fetuses<br /><br />And also important reading: Who's behind the video http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/07/15/who-made-the-planned-parenthood-video.html<br /><br />And what this reveals about the greater debate on abortion: <br /><br />http://www.salon.com/2015/07/15/planned_parenthoods_biggest_problem_is_not_selling_baby_parts_what_the_latest_anti_choice_sting_reveals_about_the_abortion_debate/a_Picazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10091630152446762786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-35401987695521927822015-07-15T21:26:41.510-04:002015-07-15T21:26:41.510-04:00Larry, if it happens again, it better be a lot bet...Larry, if it happens again, it better be a lot better scam than this one.<br /><br />Robert, thanks for your support and th WaPo info. <br /><br />Anon, you comment is much appreciated..Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-91452330776525808142015-07-15T21:21:02.618-04:002015-07-15T21:21:02.618-04:00To those who are anti-abortion choice, do note tha...To those who are anti-abortion choice, do note that not donating the tissue would do nothing to stop a single abortion. Americans are pro-choice and also support embryonic stem cell research. The tissue donation, like organ donation, could save many lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-20501422584004897742015-07-15T19:38:21.435-04:002015-07-15T19:38:21.435-04:00Happens to everyone Skep. We learn more from our m...Happens to everyone Skep. We learn more from our mistakes sometimes than our successes.<br /><br />Look at it this way: you had the courage to say I made a whoops. Real men do that. Decent men do. Its the ones who can't that have more to worry about. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-26560001588985045892015-07-15T15:41:25.526-04:002015-07-15T15:41:25.526-04:00Don't kick yourself too hard. The Washington P...Don't kick yourself too hard. The Washington Post wasn't skeptical enough either! I have a link today from their The Post Most e-mail, which takes me directly to the video with no explanation or qualification. If I want, I can click a 'related link' which goes to the story in the WaPost. But, in spite of the fact that they point out who the video is from (you'd THINK that might make them question it just a little, wouldn't you??) the story swallows the whole enchilada too with no qualification or explanations. Your link to MediaMatters was MOST helpful. Too bad the famous WaPost didn't bother to fact-check! <br />Keep up the good work! But I don't have to tell you that...RobertL39noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-58809313659823743522015-07-15T14:49:42.126-04:002015-07-15T14:49:42.126-04:00Of course it will happen again. That's why we ...Of course it will happen again. That's why we all need to remain on guard. So you should promise that it *will* happen again but that you will respond appropriately and quickly, as in this case.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-8672306029365393402015-07-15T14:33:27.495-04:002015-07-15T14:33:27.495-04:00Mike, that's a very good point. The idea of di...Mike, that's a very good point. The idea of discussing all this over lunch and wine is unseemly. I was uncomfortable watching it too. I was also uncomfortable with the idea of rotating the fetus to preserve certain desirable body parts.<br /><br />However, as distasteful as it is, the donation of fetal body parts is apparently legal in the US. Maybe the video's makers should have just posted the unedited version, which might have been enough.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-82566120569412713792015-07-15T14:02:31.081-04:002015-07-15T14:02:31.081-04:00I especially love the unedited part of the video w...I especially love the unedited part of the video where this modern day Mengele eerily describes the "tissue" as having the potential for "lifesaving" research...for everyone except the aborted baby of course. Say's a lot about people who jump to defend this practice. MMA say's it was "heavily edited," so there. Mike vonTschudinoreply@blogger.com