The forum thread also has people who think killing surplus IVF embryos is permissible. I don’t know the spiritual or religious beliefs of the participants. So this is not evidence I can use as to the overall rate of approval.
I think survey data is stronger evidence than a forum thread. I found later surveys from 2020+ on gene editing and PES that were similar, religious affiliation is correlated with disapproval but eliminating serious disease remains popular, along with IVF.
Re: contradiction, my claim is that, for religious people who disapprove, abortion concerns are more common than “pain is good”. That’s fully compatible with approval being the most common response in the Pew 2005 survey results.
The forum thread also has people who think killing surplus IVF embryos is permissible. I don’t know the spiritual or religious beliefs of the participants. So this is not evidence I can use as to the overall rate of approval.
I think survey data is stronger evidence than a forum thread. I found later surveys from 2020+ on gene editing and PES that were similar, religious affiliation is correlated with disapproval but eliminating serious disease remains popular, along with IVF.
Re: contradiction, my claim is that, for religious people who disapprove, abortion concerns are more common than “pain is good”. That’s fully compatible with approval being the most common response in the Pew 2005 survey results.