Editor,
I acknowledge and admire the extreme amount of hard work, dedication and academic aptitude it takes to earn a very distinguished position as a medical student, for I have been through these hardships with my older sister and her work in the dental hygiene program.
However, I am quite astounded at the fact that a group of highly intelligent and hardworking individuals has completely overlooked one of the most basic fundamental principles that we are introduced to in our entry-level English courses: the concept of logical fallacy.
The premise that the protesters of the "Bodies Human" exhibit hold for their oppositional convictions is that these bodies should have been illegally obtained. They are unaware of how these cadavers were acquired and, automatically, assume the worst.
This may be my inner English major speaking out, but isn't this what we refer to in the compositional world as hasty generalization? Just because we do not have documented proof that the bodies for this exhibit were donated or obtained through other legal means, it does not mean that the only conclusion left is foul play.
We cannot blame the exhibitioners for something which we have no evidence. Since dissenters do not have this proof, yet protest as if they do, their convictions must be disregarded as mere logical fallacy or, more specifically, as hasty generalization.
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I strongly urge the protesters of this exhibit to think of the positive aspects that the bodies have on Albuquerque. In our society, it is only on an extremely rare occasion where we get the opportunity to encounter something that not only educates us but also truly captivates us.
This exhibit is a chance for the people of Albuquerque to learn about human anatomy as well as experience a piece of contemporary art and culture once confined solely to major cities.
Medical students should be praising the fact that average citizens now have the opportunity to gain the same appreciation for the complexity of the human body that they too have been so privileged to undergo in their studies.
We must embrace the culture and education we have been blessed with, thanks to this fascinating exhibit.
Laura Perlichek
UNM student
