Today, the topic of cloning creates more argument than it has ever
created before. The argument over cloning is based upon the fact that
there are extreme opposing viewpoints on the subject. One of the major
arguments offered against human cloning is that it will undermine
human individuality. However, despite the popular opposition to human
cloning, it is likely to remain an issue
I agree with cloning as far as there are some precise ethic limits defined to respect. The only problems are: how to find these limits ? What kind of limits are more valuable than others ? Who has the right to choose these limits ? I fear that we'll only find some responses to these questions raised with time and after ding some errors that could be tremendously damaging for our society and the next generations.
The most interesting part about cloning is to help people to get cured from specific disease that are not easily cured. But the risk is that it becomes a tool for certain categories of people willing to use it to kind of purify human races, that is to say, to create sort of new brand human beings. Human is about defaults, it should not be arranged too much scientifically. If it is too much altered, modified and controlled, human looses one of his intrinsic value that emerges from Nature and its random power.
The idea that some future generations will be artifiically modifying their progeny before they allow them to develop into full humans is a dangerous idea. For one it could easily result in a society where only the rich will have the means to create these "genetically superior children", this would generate huge anonmocity within a society that has the potential to result in a world where the rich and genetically superior humans would be inclined to become the ruling class.
What would become of us then?, the "norms", would they feel the need to care about this inferior race of homo sapians, or would they simply look at us as we look at monkeys. (We arose from them, but we don't need them anymore)
“It’s unethical and unsafe, but someone may be doing it today”, Robert Lanza, Advanced Cell Technologies.
MIT Scientists recently cloned a mouse using a new stem cell technology with the potential to have significant positive effects on the treatment of serious disease. However, the fact that this new technique is far simpler than the process used to produce dolly the sheep has raised new fears about human reproductive cloning and a future of designer babies and human-animal hybrids. Is human reproductive cloning now an inevitability? Do the enormous potential benefits of therapeutic cloning outweigh the ethical and societal risks of human reproductive cloning?
Panelists include: Neuroscientist Gavin Davey Frank Barry, Director of REMEDI William Reville, biochemist, and Irish Times columnist Maureen Junker-Kenny, Bioethicist and Associate Professor of Theology The debate will be chaired by Siobhan O’Sullivan, Director Irish Council for Bioethics.
What's wrong with human clones and designer babies? I mean, come on! With human clones we could have a new european army, with super soldiers!!! This army could be huge!!! As for human-animal hybrids, I think having gills would be pretty handy. Sport would be improved dramaticly. We could engineer our footballers and basketball players from the start and end up with athelts the likes of which have never been seen before!!!
Well I'm all for cloning, as far as I'm concerned the Catholic church and other various religious organisations have no right to interfere with science.
In my opinion the only way forward for medicine is cloning/stem cell research etc. With some more time cloning will become safe to use as all new technologies and discoveries eventually become.
In regards to the issue of it being unethical (not involving church views), I can only say would it devalue human life?
If any person could be replaced/repaired would any choice made by said person have any meaning, also would a person still be the same, could they lose their "soul" in a sense?
I think cloning is good to an extent, because I don't think having cloned babies is really the way for the future and
I don't think that we should be really messing with nature too much.
But on the other hand I think we should be also working on ways to help people who are sick and have no other option really then to look into using stem cell research to help them survive.
So I think really it is a good idea to be using stem cell research for medical reasons but cloning babies seems too far for me.
Today, the topic of cloning
Today, the topic of cloning creates more argument than it has ever
created before. The argument over cloning is based upon the fact that
there are extreme opposing viewpoints on the subject. One of the major
arguments offered against human cloning is that it will undermine
human individuality. However, despite the popular opposition to human
cloning, it is likely to remain an issue
I agree with cloning as far
I agree with cloning as far as there are some precise ethic limits defined to respect. The only problems are: how to find these limits ? What kind of limits are more valuable than others ? Who has the right to choose these limits ? I fear that we'll only find some responses to these questions raised with time and after ding some errors that could be tremendously damaging for our society and the next generations.
The most interesting part about cloning is to help people to get cured from specific disease that are not easily cured. But the risk is that it becomes a tool for certain categories of people willing to use it to kind of purify human races, that is to say, to create sort of new brand human beings. Human is about defaults, it should not be arranged too much scientifically. If it is too much altered, modified and controlled, human looses one of his intrinsic value that emerges from Nature and its random power.
Modified humans
The idea that some future generations will be artifiically modifying their progeny before they allow them to develop into full humans is a dangerous idea. For one it could easily result in a society where only the rich will have the means to create these "genetically superior children", this would generate huge anonmocity within a society that has the potential to result in a world where the rich and genetically superior humans would be inclined to become the ruling class.
What would become of us then?, the "norms", would they feel the need to care about this inferior race of homo sapians, or would they simply look at us as we look at monkeys. (We arose from them, but we don't need them anymore)
Is Human Cloning Now Inevitable?
“It’s unethical and unsafe, but someone may be doing it today”, Robert Lanza, Advanced Cell Technologies.
MIT Scientists recently cloned a mouse using a new stem cell technology with the potential to have significant positive effects on the treatment of serious disease. However, the fact that this new technique is far simpler than the process used to produce dolly the sheep has raised new fears about human reproductive cloning and a future of designer babies and human-animal hybrids. Is human reproductive cloning now an inevitability? Do the enormous potential benefits of therapeutic cloning outweigh the ethical and societal risks of human reproductive cloning?
Panelists include:
Neuroscientist Gavin Davey
Frank Barry, Director of REMEDI
William Reville, biochemist, and Irish Times columnist
Maureen Junker-Kenny, Bioethicist and Associate Professor of Theology
The debate will be chaired by Siobhan O’Sullivan, Director Irish Council for Bioethics.
Cloning
What's wrong with human clones and designer babies? I mean, come on! With human clones we could have a new european army, with super soldiers!!! This army could be huge!!! As for human-animal hybrids, I think having gills would be pretty handy. Sport would be improved dramaticly. We could engineer our footballers and basketball players from the start and end up with athelts the likes of which have never been seen before!!!
GO ON THE CLONES!!!!!!
Cloning
Well I'm all for cloning, as far as I'm concerned the Catholic church and other various religious organisations have no right to interfere with science.
In my opinion the only way forward for medicine is cloning/stem cell research etc. With some more time cloning will become safe to use as all new technologies and discoveries eventually become.
In regards to the issue of it being unethical (not involving church views), I can only say would it devalue human life?
If any person could be replaced/repaired would any choice made by said person have any meaning, also would a person still be the same, could they lose their "soul" in a sense?
practical concerns
I like the idea of less sensational and more practical concerns re: cloning
How would this effect population, housing, energy consumption, insurance premiums etc.
Cloning is good to an extent
I think cloning is good to an extent, because I don't think having cloned babies is really the way for the future and
I don't think that we should be really messing with nature too much.
But on the other hand I think we should be also working on ways to help people who are sick and have no other option really then to look into using stem cell research to help them survive.
So I think really it is a good idea to be using stem cell research for medical reasons but cloning babies seems too far for me.