tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post4868412644699028364..comments2023-07-15T04:39:59.759-07:00Comments on Genomics, Medicine, and Pseudoscience: What do the Presidential candidates think about science? Steven Salzberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16549957293973146438noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-81881103924233042712012-10-09T08:20:53.838-07:002012-10-09T08:20:53.838-07:00What troubles me most about Romney’s approach is t...What troubles me most about Romney’s approach is that it expects a student to go from biology class to philosophy class and not be confused. Only muddled thinking can result from this approach and that is why I pulled my kids out of the practice of a Mormon pediatrician many years ago. Nor do I select practicing Catholics as ob/gyns for myself or have surgery done at any hospital that starts with St. in its name. I don’t think I can be assured that I am getting science based medical practice from people who actively participate in religion. Refusing to prescribe or perform a tubal ligation on religious grounds is not practicing medicine in my best interests. I have serious doubts about the mental health of people who can “believe” in the absolutely fantastical and complex details of the Mormon faith and then supposedly separate those beliefs from their practice of medicine.<br /><br />I know this sounds intolerant, and therefore possibly un-American, but so be it. I’m an atheist, so tolerate that.Janet Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645361065385918800noreply@blogger.com