Barbara
Please don't take this interesting debate elsewhere; I welcome the chance
to discover scientists' differing views; unless everyone attended every
specialist conference we'd miss out
And it keeps journalists who have covered the topic in the past up to date.
Barbara
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> From: Barbara Davies <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Cc: Susan Green <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Public confidence in Science
> Date: 27 March 2000 14:12
>
> Dear fellow psci-comers
>
> While I am willing to enter into full debate with Susan on the
> matters she raises re animal research, I don't think psci-com
> is the right forum to do it. I have therefore restricted myself to
> a couple of brief comments below and I hope to continue this
> dialogue with Susan by email.
>
> > Surveys that show an agreement on something is not the same as evidence
> > that shows scientific validity of something.
>
> Agreed. However, 95-100% agreement amongst scientists
> and doctors that animal research is necessary for medical
> progress does suggest they consider that it is also
> scientifically valid.
>
> Taking a couple of quotes, completely out of context, is not
> the same as showing that there is any groundswell of support
> for a particular point of view.
>
> > Yes. We are setting up a place where anyone (from whatever scientific
> > perspective) with a genuine interest in the science behind animal
> > experimentation(AE) can freely discuss the scientific data which
underpin
> > AE as a methodology in Biomedical research. We do not undertake any
other
> > issue or aspect of AE, for instance animal rights, welfare, morality or
> > ethics.
>
> Good. I wonder where? I also wonder how this group hopes to
> stop itself being physically attacked or intimidated by animal
> rights extremists, and how it will differ from the Boyd Group,
> already mentioned in this discussion.
>
>
> Barbara Davies, STEMPRA Newsletter Editor
> Work: RDS - Understanding Animal Research in Medicine
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