Doesn't really say it all - the author gave a range of pro and con - our individual biases then make us choose what we wantto believe is the truth.
Dear Destro,
It has nothing to do with what one wants to believe is true.
After his wife was incapacitated, Mr. Schiavo sued for millions. This is not what I want to believe, or what you want to believe. It is a matter of the record.
After suing successfully, but not quite all that successfully, AFTER that, he "remembered" his wife's wishes not to be fed. This is also a matter of record, and indeed, is the crux of all his other assertions. It is not something I want to believe or anyone else wants to believe. It's just the facts.
sitetest
Sometimes it is not just biases, sometimes through life's experience, some have just had more contact with disabled persons. Have seen life and joy in their eyes, pain and annoyance, and sometimes depression. Have learned that they can communicate very well using subtle cues and body language. Nothing that Mr Bandow has probably ever experienced.
I have taken care of alot of supposed PVS patients and not once did I think their spirit had left them, as was so self assuredly expressed by so many posters on these boards.
Also if saving the life of a disabled person was used for a political advantage or grandstanding by the Pubs, I think that says more about the other side.