You are wrong. In my predominantly atheistic culture, euthanasia – let alone euthanasia of newborns – is an exotic concept, at least for now.

To me, Charlie Gard’s parents illustrate the inherent greatness and tragedy of human existence.

It’s been a bewildering dialog, but c’est la vie.

I apologise for accusing you of calling Jerry Coyne stupid. You didn’t say that, and I should have checked more carefully.

But you did say he was “hilariously” wrong.

You also implied implied that his scientific knowledge is limited behaviorist style research on lab rats. When I corrected you on this, you said I was taking you too literally. Now you’ve flipped back to saying of course you were being literal, even though you just apologized for implying that Jerry Coyne’s approach is that of a behaviorist stuck in a lab watching rats running through a maze and who needs a translator to deal with the outside world.

I’m done with trying to figure out what on earth you are talking about.

@Yak: First, I’ve never used the word stupid, so you need to take that back.

Second: If “rats in a maze” is a “high flown metaphor”…

@HH: I’m sorry, I was wrong to put it the way I did. It goes without saying that I do not know anything about the author personally, and did not mean to impugn him personally. The intent was only to question attitudes that find ample expression in the book and other writings.

J.a.m. – that ignorant comment about Jerry’s character could only be made by someone who both doesn’t know him and who is so blinded by his own faith that he is incapable of seeing that it’s not the only way to live an emotionally satisfying life. Before you criticize him any more, it’s time to look at your own prejudices.

Also, please stick to the arguments and don’t get personal about someone who’s not here to defend himself. You wouldn’t be the first person I’ve banned for that reason. You do not know what you are talking about when it comes to Jerry’s personal life.

Sorry, jam, but if you say Coyne has been making “hilariously stupid” (etc) errors, you should be able to point them out in plain English, and not with high flown metaphors.

Once again, you’re being WAY too literal.