tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990429740002146147.post5104799205779721246..comments2024-01-10T20:44:50.163-06:00Comments on A View from Behind the Curtain: News from the Island of Dr. MoreauJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10361837738099549106noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990429740002146147.post-28215152153463438872016-05-20T12:12:35.098-05:002016-05-20T12:12:35.098-05:00I believe there will always be conflict between th...I believe there will always be conflict between those who "push the envelop" of what is acceptable, and those who condemn any expansion at all (or use condemnation to control the argument). I believe we saw such a struggle within the Catholic church during the Renaissance, when the church contributed to the expansion of our understanding of the universe, at the same time condemning theJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10361837738099549106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990429740002146147.post-13933484883967222822016-05-19T22:46:17.910-05:002016-05-19T22:46:17.910-05:00We may be on thin ice. On the other hand, weren&#...We may be on thin ice. On the other hand, weren't anatomists pushing the envelope by examining and cutting up cadavers? What I suspect is true is that there have been times when the culture has imposed restraint. I've no doubt that the culture still does this, but I think the focus has changed. I think the restraint is less coherent. Comics are reigned in lest they "badspeak&W.B. Picklesworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03187309512838841997noreply@blogger.com