“Superman’s Super Bad Reasoning,” from Anthony Woodlief’s Sand in the Gears:

Paralyzed former actor Christopher Reeve testified before Congress yesterday in favor of stem cell research. He believes that this may one day help him and others like him. A quote from his testimony: ‘Our government is supposed to do the greatest good for the greatest number of people.’

Today Charles Colson calls attention to a letter in The Washington Times that reveals the bankruptcy of Reeves’ reasoning. The writer observes in a kind and roundabout way what I’ll state more directly: if we lived in Reeves’ world, we would unplug his respirator. It is only because we live in a culture that values individual life that people like him are cared for, rather than cast aside.

Er…nicely put..?

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