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(Sep 10, 2023, 10:58 PM)mega-mind Wrote: (Sep 10, 2023, 08:03 PM)Eagle Wrote: (Sep 10, 2023, 07:01 PM)mega-mind Wrote: (Sep 10, 2023, 04:34 PM)Eagle Wrote: (Sep 09, 2023, 08:02 PM)mega-mind Wrote: That's reasonable criteria. Though we must be wary of cloning becoming commercialized or done for vanity alone.
Strict boundaries would be essential. What are your thoughts on cloning humans specifically? To me that seems far more morally questionable.
I fully agree. Human cloning crosses a line by trying to engineer and design human life unnaturally.
Though one could say it allows childless couples to have genetically related children, potentially a last resort in infertility cases
The risks still seem to greatly outweigh any benefits currently and it could lead to a slippery slope of commodifying life.
Those are very strong points illustrating the ethical dangers even if science advances enough to avoid defects, human cloning could have serious moral implications.
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(Sep 13, 2023, 08:52 PM)Eagle Wrote: (Sep 10, 2023, 10:58 PM)mega-mind Wrote: (Sep 10, 2023, 08:03 PM)Eagle Wrote: (Sep 10, 2023, 07:01 PM)mega-mind Wrote: (Sep 10, 2023, 04:34 PM)Eagle Wrote: Strict boundaries would be essential. What are your thoughts on cloning humans specifically? To me that seems far more morally questionable.
I fully agree. Human cloning crosses a line by trying to engineer and design human life unnaturally.
Though one could say it allows childless couples to have genetically related children, potentially a last resort in infertility cases
The risks still seem to greatly outweigh any benefits currently and it could lead to a slippery slope of commodifying life.
Those are very strong points illustrating the ethical dangers even if science advances enough to avoid defects, human cloning could have serious moral implications.
Precisely my worry. The core issues are philosophical more than just scientific. So I believe human cloning should be prohibited categorically.
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(Sep 20, 2023, 10:32 PM)mega-mind Wrote: (Sep 13, 2023, 08:52 PM)Eagle Wrote: (Sep 10, 2023, 10:58 PM)mega-mind Wrote: (Sep 10, 2023, 08:03 PM)Eagle Wrote: (Sep 10, 2023, 07:01 PM)mega-mind Wrote: I fully agree. Human cloning crosses a line by trying to engineer and design human life unnaturally.
Though one could say it allows childless couples to have genetically related children, potentially a last resort in infertility cases
The risks still seem to greatly outweigh any benefits currently and it could lead to a slippery slope of commodifying life.
Those are very strong points illustrating the ethical dangers even if science advances enough to avoid defects, human cloning could have serious moral implications.
Precisely my worry. The core issues are philosophical more than just scientific. So I believe human cloning should be prohibited categorically. At first I thought there were complexities, but you have convinced me there should be an absolute ban on human cloning
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(Sep 20, 2023, 11:12 PM)Eagle Wrote: (Sep 20, 2023, 10:32 PM)mega-mind Wrote: (Sep 13, 2023, 08:52 PM)Eagle Wrote: (Sep 10, 2023, 10:58 PM)mega-mind Wrote: (Sep 10, 2023, 08:03 PM)Eagle Wrote: Though one could say it allows childless couples to have genetically related children, potentially a last resort in infertility cases
The risks still seem to greatly outweigh any benefits currently and it could lead to a slippery slope of commodifying life.
Those are very strong points illustrating the ethical dangers even if science advances enough to avoid defects, human cloning could have serious moral implications.
Precisely my worry. The core issues are philosophical more than just scientific. So I believe human cloning should be prohibited categorically. At first I thought there were complexities, but you have convinced me there should be an absolute ban on human cloning
Thanks. I'm open to scrutinizing my position critically, but the more I reflect, the more convinced I am of the categorical risks.
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(Sep 24, 2023, 03:12 PM)mega-mind Wrote: (Sep 20, 2023, 11:12 PM)Eagle Wrote: (Sep 20, 2023, 10:32 PM)mega-mind Wrote: (Sep 13, 2023, 08:52 PM)Eagle Wrote: (Sep 10, 2023, 10:58 PM)mega-mind Wrote: The risks still seem to greatly outweigh any benefits currently and it could lead to a slippery slope of commodifying life.
Those are very strong points illustrating the ethical dangers even if science advances enough to avoid defects, human cloning could have serious moral implications.
Precisely my worry. The core issues are philosophical more than just scientific. So I believe human cloning should be prohibited categorically. At first I thought there were complexities, but you have convinced me there should be an absolute ban on human cloning
Thanks. I'm open to scrutinizing my position critically, but the more I reflect, the more convinced I am of the categorical risks.
I appreciate you taking the time to unpack this issue thoughtfully and thoroughly with me. I think we discussed everything regarding this topic, hope to see you in other threads.
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