Life doesn't come from non-life and in order to use the stem cell we all know that they destroy the zygote (maybe blastocyst... not quite sure).
Bottom line is that folks are willing to throw others from the train of life as long as they can hang on for just a bit longer.
I (like anyone) wish we had a cure for every illness and don't want anyone to suffer.
But until we can eliminate death... well, let's face it...
I for one accept my humanity and I gotta admit, if I didn't know that I was forgiven of all my sins and believe with my heart that he will take me to heaven (because of Jesus' death which atoned for me)... then I'd be clinging to the bar just as hard and probably would be willing to throw others from the train too (just like the guy with macular degeneration).
If I didn't believe in Jesus and experience the peace that He provides daily (yes, He is real), then I too would be wrapped up in knots thinking about how short this life is. And how meaningless it all is.
Folks... ya think the one with the most toys wins? I gotta tell you otherwise. God sent his own son to this world to reveal himself to mankind and also to enable everyone to have a relationship with him. He solved our sin problem.
He paid a debt he did not owe, because I owed a debt I could not pay. Merry Christmas!