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DEBATE:

When is advertising inappropriate?

SENT:

31-Jan-2008 06:32

COMMENT:

"image appeared to link teenage girls with sexually provocative behaviour"

- errr: What is the age for consensual sexual relations?

Teenagers (male and female) don't act in a sexually provocative way on a daily basis?

For goodness sake - visit any town centre on a Saturday night and see real provocation!

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DEBATE:

Should scientists develop 'synthetic life'?

SENT:

26-Jan-2008 06:47

COMMENT:

"use engineered genomes"

Not quite "Creating" - Engineering.

I wish the journalists would be careful what they say - the knee jurk respondings might be good for the board but only show the woeful lack of understanding of the majority of people on the subject.

Life was NEVER created - it developed from inorganic materials - those conditions might be copyable in the laboratory.

This is nothing to do with that - it is about genetically ENGINEERING a new "species".

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DEBATE:

Should scientists develop 'synthetic life'?

SENT:

25-Jan-2008 18:41

COMMENT:

Of course they should.

Some one will abuse it - but the benefits, on the whole, will be massive.

The biggest problem will be the legal bru-ha-ha over the copyrighting.

(As for all the anti-cloners: I do hope you don't eat apples - all grown on cloned trees for generations).

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DEBATE:

Is Europe becoming a platform for terrorists?

SENT:

17-Jan-2008 03:13

COMMENT:

Europe has always been a 'platform for terrorists'; Conrad even wrote a book about it a century ago. Home grown terrorism is nothing new.
Love to know the figures for recent years in America - comparison for gun deaths vs terrorist deaths!
Or Road accidents vs terrorist deaths?
Or smoking related deaths vs terrorist related deaths?
Much Ado About very little - too many knee jerks in this 'have your say.

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Why does the BBC have a site for comments if they don't keep it serviced?