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Post by thinker on Dec 13, 2006 11:19:52 GMT -5
Michael Creighton was on C-SPAN to promote his new book, "Next." Although primarily a writer, he has a medical education and was voicing his upset with science/medicine, etc.. He even appeared before a Congressional committee to voice his opinion (gee, I missed that!).
Basically, he said our system is out of control and must be regulated NOW. He spoke of genetics and frankenscience and how individuals/corporations can own patents on things like Hepatitis C. I wonder if anyone owns Lyme? Single genes are being patented. Part of what makes us is now being bought and sold.
SARS victims did not get treatment because the owner of the patent wanted a lot of money and apparently to research and make medicine one must deal with the patent holder.
And the greed of a patent holder caused how much pain and suffering and grief? Should we start a pool and buy Morgs? Or has that already been purchased? Maybe all the tech patents related to Morgs would make it difficult to buy the whole pkg called Morgs.
Creighton says that in this new world, the decision-making process has only to do with money - not concern or forethought or ethics and that truth is the first casualty in today's twisted reality.
So, everyone contributing to this forum gets an A+ for seeing beyond the veil, doing the research and relentlessly pursuing the truth. We already know how bad it is and why. And now we know that Michael Creighton knows it, too.
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Post by sarahconnor on Dec 20, 2006 5:38:00 GMT -5
Michael Creighton is one very clever man!
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Post by mfromcanada on Dec 20, 2006 10:20:12 GMT -5
Good Point Thinker.
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