Bioethics involves a great deal of reasoned debate, and unfortunately, a great deal of unreasonable debate as well. When people disagree they usually think there are a number of reasons for disagreeing. But it basically comes down to only 4 different components. People disagree due to FACTS, BELIEFS, LOYALTIES, and REASONING.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FACTS<\/strong> are empirically verifiable. Yet one person may have information the other doesn’t.\u00a0 While facts should be the end of the argument, they\u00a0 increasingly play a lesser role as society is becoming less analytical and more emotional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n BELIEFS<\/strong> are convictions that are not empirically verifiable. Many times people think their beliefs are factual, but the convictions have come from a variety of unproven sources that have gained credibility through repetition and emotional response. However, sometimes beliefs may be true because not all truth is empirical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n