From: MikeRose (mich_ros@alcor.concordia.ca)
Date: Sat May 10 1997 - 08:01:01 MDT
On Sat, 10 May 1997, Eugene Leitl wrote:
> Speaking of self engineering, why does the majority find this aspect
> particularly abhorrent? Why that urge to remain locked in place/stagnate
> forever, while the only constant in the univeres is constant change?
I asked this question myself when people started objecting to human
clones. I think a fear of the unknown could be the major cause of
arguments which suggest that such technologies are 'unethical'.
I see no ethical problems with self-engineering or cloning...
unless we actually are made in the image of God, blah, blah, yadda,
yadda, yadda.
MikeRose
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