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Originally posted by SuperDanman
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What it comes down to is that people are afraid of the Future. Cloning does offer some disturbing possibilities, but what significant human achievement doesn't do that? It is the nature of humanity to use every step forward for evil. However, denying progress based on some negative posibilities is silly. EVERY leap forward comes with these.
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I am afriad of what it may bring. I think that takeing time to think about the possibilites is important. Time for this argument to percolate some. We have become a society driven by technology. Cloning is a new technology, but there are major ramifications with what happens. Cloning removes the error correction that automaticly happens every few generations.
I just had a rather interesting thought: Evolutionist belive that humans have evoled. By cloning, we stop the natural evolution, and begin to evolve according to our own will. In effect, man becomes the guiding force of nature.
Robocardgrl5 I agree with you. I am Christian and undecied. I think that more thought needs to be given to the subject before proceding.
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Originally posted by Greg McCoy
Science and religion are two totally different things. Science deals with what can be proven and tested. Most, if not all religions are faith-based. You have to take what they say on faith. The truth of any religion's beliefs can't be proven by science, period. Science is what we can prove. In my opinion, science and most religions mesh just fine.
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I would have to disagree Greg that 'science and religion are two totally diffrent things'. There can be plenty of science used in religon. Just as gravity is not proved, God is not proved. Same with the Theory of Relativity. Scientists put faith in that. Being human requires faith. Paper money has value only because we have faith in the government. I guess I am somewhat confused that you say they are totally seprate, then say that they mesh just fine.
SuperDanMan: Yes anything can be used for evil. But there is more then just using it wrong. Who owns the DNA? There is currently people being released from prison/death row because DNA evidence exonerated them. So they take stem cells from cloned embryos/fetus. They use those to grow, say new arms. They then implant said arms onto several people. One comits a crime, and leaves behind some skin from the new arm. Someone else with one of the same arms is a suspect, and they take some DNA. Match. Proof of guilt. Things like these is why I think that some of the implications of our actions should be thought out
before acting.
Now for a final statement to this horribly long post. I just felt compeled to respond to so many of your elouently put points.
I belive that, as with everything, someone will use it for evil. But
there is more then potential use for wrong, there is other social aspects to be considered. The above crime example. The havesting of organs. A temporary moratorium on research to allow time for discussion and serious thought about the pros and cons of human cloning.