From: FDVanArdoy@aol.com
Date: Thu Apr 03 1997 - 21:46:22 MST
In a message dated 97-04-03 22:39:38 EST, you write:
>
> I am currently writing a paper for a sociology class about the
> ethics of Transhumanism. It deals with the ethics of defying evolution to
> raise ourselves. In essence its about Whether we can play god with
> technology.
>
For starters, consider taking this approach--that the implied premise in the
argument, which is "we either allow nature to take its course or we are
playing God," is a fallacy. You needn't permit the argument to enter your
paper, no less any dialogue on the ethics of the employment of
transhumanistic technology.
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