tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648222277989270046.post5720427222801215504..comments2023-06-24T05:26:22.503-04:00Comments on Groves Honors Philosophy: Blog #53 - Hanna and genetic engineeringGeoff Wickershamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07430848929082686290noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648222277989270046.post-59429317168033998632011-11-20T11:30:21.200-05:002011-11-20T11:30:21.200-05:00Would i be willing to partake in a genetic experim...Would i be willing to partake in a genetic experiment?<br />-Yes, I would definitely be willing to be a part of a genetic experiment if I knew it would strengthen my muscles and prevent them from deteriorating as quickly. Obviously, I would be very skeptical about the risks, or side affects of the experiment. Honestly, I wouldn't want to be the "original guinea pig." I'd rather be a part of a second phase or something, where the tests had already been run on other people, with a small fail rate. I would be a little paranoid if I were the first person to go through these assumingly intense procedures/experiments.<br /><br />Would I predetermine traits for my children?<br />-No, if given the opportunity, I would not predetermine my children's traits. Not that I can really speak from experience, but from what I've observed, a lot of parents understandably want their kids to share the amazing experiences they had as kids by following in the same footsteps. "It made me happy, it'll make them happy." However, I feel like even with the child not knowing that their lives had pretty much been predetermined, there would be a sense of sadness. I don't know how to really put this in words, burly I feel like the child wouldn't be truly content later on in life.<br /><br />Is this kind of genetic mutation ethical? <br />-I think it depends on which specific type of mutation, and the reasons for doing it. And even then, there would be a handful of ethical reasons. First off, I think I made it pretty clear that I don't think that predetermining traits for your kids is ethical. And, looking at the other choices we were given for this blog, I think I'll talk about the cloning of animals to save other animals. I think this Type of mutation could be ethical, but only if the cloned animal was ever in pain. Much like in the movie, My Sister's Keeper, where the parents birthed another child so she could provide her sister with all the organs/blood she needed, I would hate to see another animal in pain for the sake of desperate owners. <br /><br />PatriceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648222277989270046.post-33699662184788477872011-11-19T10:02:39.242-05:002011-11-19T10:02:39.242-05:00Genetic selection is not ethical. By any means. It...Genetic selection is not ethical. By any means. It does not help, probably, that I am taking a holocaust literature class right now. But this is exactly the type of selections that took place in Nazi Germany to cleanse its entire Jewish or Non-Aryan community. Those born without Blonde hair or Blue eyes were considered a sub-species to the “almighty Aryans”. Now, it is important to remember that both parents and children get frustrated, or lack similarities both wish they had, does not mean that it should have been prevented. These conflicts are part of what makes us human, and also teaches us how to love one another. Even for our differences. For what better way is there to accept things you don’t like but to live with it. For example, there are many homophobic people that get married and have children that are homosexual. Now, there is never this confrontation with such a person that you are close to that conflicts with the very thing that you hate. But, many people have learned to overcome their homophobia because their daughter or son were lesbian or gay, respectively. Similarly, there are other situations that a child deviates from your schema of a ‘norm’. But that is part of what makes us not ignorant or hateful. There is a certain lack of understanding that comes with not putting an effort. That effort can’t come from the outside world, or even create the same tremendous impact as it would if you were forced to live with the very thing that caused you fear.Nicholas Glovernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648222277989270046.post-1701188856764338282011-11-18T14:39:57.174-05:002011-11-18T14:39:57.174-05:00Just like Mr. Wickersham, I’ve never been in the s...Just like Mr. Wickersham, I’ve never been in the situation from the fourth question, and hopefully never have to be. But in reading this prompt I compared it to whether it to the person I care about most in the world, as I imagine a person’s child would be to them. I think that cloning a person, even to save them, would be such a difficult decision to make. On the one hand, I feel like I would want more than anything to save that person, but on the other, I think it would be hard to do that to the clone, who would still sort of be a person, and since they’d have no experiences they’d basically be like a brand new person, an innocent newborn. I’d feel wrong creating that person just for someone else, not because they’re wanted. It’s sort of the same situation as the parents were put in in the movie My Sister’s Keeper, and that tore their daughter a part to have to live with that, the idea that she wasn’t really wanted for her own life, but for her sisters. The next prompt I chose to respond to was the sixth, about whether I choose to pick certain traits in my child before they are born. I think that on the surface I would really want to, as would most people, but after thinking about it I wouldn’t want that. I think that part of having a child is being able to discover those things, and allowing them to naturally take after relatives, or develop different qualities from others. One situation where this would be really useful though, would be in a situation where there is genocide, like the holocaust, where to save the child’s life, you could pick to make them look physically different. For the last prompt, I understand how this could happen, but if it becomes a way to get the better job options and lives, I feel like it would become almost parallel to what has happened with college education in that it would become more common for people to have this done, and then it would make the playing field level, because everyone would have strengths, some in the same areas, some in different, it could just make our planet way more efficient. But it would also make it easier to struggle and fall behind for some people. I think it’s a horrid idea, I really believe that we should try to stick to natural development, but in certain situations, some of these concepts could be more beneficial then hurtful.<br /><br />Emily A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648222277989270046.post-6760737747561336832011-11-15T22:24:30.060-05:002011-11-15T22:24:30.060-05:001. I think that if you want to choose the gender o...1. I think that if you want to choose the gender of your child, it would be a waste of resources. Isn't one of the beauties of having a child not knowing what the gender is, but letting nature take its course? Being able to choose the gender of your child reminds me of ancient China, when they would kill off baby girls because having a son was considered more of a blessing because they could take care of the family. Although killing the babies was an extreme, I still think it's a very shallow way of thinking and it would eventually go to peoples heads thinking that they can change whatever they want about an unborn child instead of it being a natural process.<br />2. I think that cloning one of your pets would be the coolest thing ever. I for one, would love another one of my cat because she's adorable, fat and fluffy. Although the personalities wouldn't be the same (which I would be fine with, my cat runs away from everything) because it's experiences would be different, but it would be really neat to have a clone of a pet that you adore. But I think that technology could be expanded to wildlife and clone endangered species before they die out. Preserving wildlife I think would be an excellent idea because these animals are so beautiful and it would be a shame if we wiped them all out. <br />3. Morality and ethics come into play with genetic modification, I think, when people start to take these things for granted. Like I said in my first answer, people would become materialistic and change everything about an unborn child instead of it developing naturally. In some cases however I think it would be very beneficial to clone or modify someone. For example if someone needed a kidney transplant, instead of waiting months or years on the waiting list for a donor, a doctor could clone the person, or just the kidney itself so it would for sure be a perfect match and they wouldn't have to wait as long.Briahttp://www.m30wkittykitty.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648222277989270046.post-77960007728308894642011-11-07T14:46:49.948-05:002011-11-07T14:46:49.948-05:00The first question I want to answer is whether or ...The first question I want to answer is whether or not I would clone my only child to replace the missing or needed parts. I definitely wouldn’t clone my only child if it had died in an accident because cloning the child still wouldn’t change the fact that the original child had died. Also that child would more than likely have a completely different personality than the original child so it wouldn’t be worth it to clone the child if it wasn’t exactly the same personality wise as the first child. In the case that the child didn’t die and it just needed parts or stem cells from the clone I’m still not sure that I would do that because to do so would mean cloning a new child to use it for its’ parts even though it would still be a human with its own personality. The second question I’m answering is whether or not I would want to pick certain traits for my child. Honestly I wouldn’t want to do that because I think we are born the way we are for a reason so it doesn’t make any sense to try to change the natural way of things. Also picking and choosing traits for your child is really selfish because when picking the traits or predispositions you take away the child’s ability to chose what they may like in the future. I definitely think the world would be divided by those who were genetically engineered and those who weren’t because as humans we natural have that drive that makes us competitive so those genetically engineered people would naturally have the best the world has to offer because of their “superiority” while those who weren’t fortunate enough to be genetically enhanced would be left with whatever the others don’t want.<br /><br />Leah D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648222277989270046.post-55289375059396838142011-11-06T20:00:34.962-05:002011-11-06T20:00:34.962-05:001. Picking the sex of your child.
I do not think ...1. Picking the sex of your child.<br /><br />I do not think I would want to pick the sex of my child. I think that is a main part of first becoming a parent, finding out the sex of your baby and planning their room and getting them clothes. When you are a parent it should not matter if you are having a boy or girl because you will love this child the same no matter the sex. Even if you could pick the sex of your baby by invitro fertilization, I would not pick. If I had all boys and wanted a girl, I would try to have a girl on my own. If I could not then I do not think it is meant to be for me to have a girl. I think it is fate. I do not think that the sex of your baby is a decision that you should make.<br />2. Cloning an animal <br /><br />If I could clone my animal, I would not do it. Even if you clone your animal if may not act the same as your old pet. The appearance will be the same but it is not the same animal that you have grown to love over the years. It is a part of life to live and to die and it is also part of life to move on when someone or something dies. If your animal dies you should just move on and get another one when the time is right. <br />3. Ethics <br /><br />I do not think this kind of genetic selection is ethical. People should not be able to pick the traits of their baby or if they will be talented or not. Everybody is given a gift and this gift or talent is not given to them by their parent. This is fate. I think the way you apply your self is what detects if you will be living a 1st class or 2nd class life not your genetic traits.Amber Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648222277989270046.post-30816860879653025732011-11-03T17:23:44.688-04:002011-11-03T17:23:44.688-04:00Dog question
If I had the ability to lone my dog a...Dog question<br />If I had the ability to lone my dog and it would be exactly like it, then I would. This is basically a means of becoming lazy though. It takes away effort of training and raising a dog if it is exactly alike and you can’t form a new personality. My dog is very fun and happy but also a bit territorial when it comes to food and toys. I would probably get a clone of exact genes because making a copy of your dog is exactly that, a copy. This is like inception, its not the real deal and the dog will never be the same but I would still do it just because he was my only dog so my perfect dog, a copy is the closest I would have<br /><br />Genetic enhancing<br />I would totally be for the muscle enhancing and less deteriorating with age. This is basically like asking, hey would like to become a sort of super hero and live longer. This would give you the upper hand in basically everything. First of all, sports and physical activities would be incredibly easy. You could be captain of everything, basically like wolverine without the healing. The aging thing would help because you could have a mature and knowledgable mind in a younger and more physically fit body. Its basically the ideal person to present day. <br /><br />Picking traits<br />I think that picking traits is a hard one. You want your child to be special and an individual but I think an exception would be if you could see their traits before they were born. I would do it to prevent diseases or abnormal formations, but not much to looks. I would probably make him/her more intelligent possibly physically fit but those are things that would make their lives better. I would not go all out and make them the photoshopped cover model because that producing self-centered people with raging egos, unless a trait you could pick was being humble. I would just change things if necessary to make them successful, intelligence mainly.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05910046278086238253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648222277989270046.post-30254513465765327232011-11-03T10:47:33.376-04:002011-11-03T10:47:33.376-04:001. Honestly, yes. I would probably, if given the o...1. Honestly, yes. I would probably, if given the opportunity, go for a genetic experiment to make myself stronger, basically bulking up-- especially if my muscles would not deteriorate in the future. I think I would because I think working out is absolutely horrible. I don’t like to work out-- I especially don’t like to work out more than once. If this procedure did exist, then I would only have to work out once and not worry about losing the muscles that I gained. I think because it is natural to the body that it is okay. There would be no need to worry about who is bulking up using steroids. It is simply a case of who hits the gym more. <br />2. Knowing me, I would probably have my children genetically enhanced. Personally, I’d go for the good looks, blond hair, blue eyes, tall and skinny. I’d also want my genetically perfect children to be properly nice and respectful as well as well cultured. They should be prone to everything including sports, music, acting, arts, and also, they must be very smart. I kind of like being in control so when they are in the “being made” process-- I would be the best to control it. Obviously. When they are finished being made, then it will be okay for fate to decide how they lead their lives. <br />3. I think that genetically altering human life is ethical if you are the family who is altering your child. I think that to people who are less privileged or disagree with the benefits of genetic enhancement, it is unethical. I don’t see it to be such a bad thing because some people are just naturally genetically perfect. We don’t necessarily praise or dismiss them. We also just assume that these people are genetically perfect as well. Are they really? How would we know. I am sure if a person is genetically enhanced, they wouldn't go around bragging about it. (they would have the bragging gene left out). So therefore, I think that genetic enhancement is ethical.Jacob Seidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648222277989270046.post-90801795731608723422011-11-03T08:19:27.874-04:002011-11-03T08:19:27.874-04:002. I think anyone would have be crazy to clone and...2. I think anyone would have be crazy to clone and animal or human for the reasons that the Korean company did. It would be extremely weird to have around a cloned dog or cat. In the left side picture on the question you see the family, their new dog and the cloned puppy and it doesn't seem right. Having to dogs identically alike born over a decade apart. It would be even more weird if it was a human. I could not imagine a mini clone running around on meeting myself 20 years younger. I am curios to know if the new puppy has similar traits or the enjoys same favorite toy. <br /><br />3. This is a tricky question. If you or a loved one was dying from injuries sustained in an accident and the only way they could survive was from creating a clone, what would you do. By creating this clone you are killing a living embryo, but by not creating it you are killing yourself or a dear loved one. By going through with the clone you are basically have a planned abortion. <br /><br />7. No, I do not think genetic selection is ethical. If and when genetic selection does become popular and easily available to those with money, then I don't see anyway how the poor who cant afford gene selection can not become 2nd class citizens. The upper class will become stronger, smarter, healthier, and live longer. It would be obvious to any job employer who they would want for the job.Alan Panleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648222277989270046.post-11803777801138483932011-11-01T23:07:58.832-04:002011-11-01T23:07:58.832-04:00I love any question that has to do with genetic ma...I love any question that has to do with genetic manipulation because I think that in the future this will become a very controversial issue, as soon as it becomes possible. We have never been able to encounter these problems before so it really raises some questions that blur the lines between affecting the body positively, and actually changing it to the point of past being human.<br />For the question concerning muscular enhancement I think this is closer to the realm of medicine. All it does is help a potentially damaged body. This could get a little sketchy in the realm of sports because it is changing a persons phisical ability but for medical purposes i think it could be a plus.<br />The question about children traits comes straight out of the movie GATTACA. The movie adresses the problem of genetic tampering and the the moral is to not do it because many problems can come out of it. There is a line between medical help and playing God and I think this crosses it. Changing a person to like one thing or another totally crosses the line and, although it would be nice to know your child was being setup for success, I would object to this.<br />For the last question, as I have said before, I think it is totally unethical to mess with any genes when it comes to creation. Helping to improve someones life after is different, but pre birth tampering seems wrong to me. There are many movies about people trying to use genetics to their advantage like Jurassic park and Gattaca,<br />and the moral is always that Humans should not play God and I agreeHarry Ashbaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847704419782555306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648222277989270046.post-15388069684927180022011-11-01T21:45:17.006-04:002011-11-01T21:45:17.006-04:00Tipping the odds in your favor regarding genetics:...Tipping the odds in your favor regarding genetics:<br />This seems like the most ethical form of cloning to me, albeit somewhat dumb. It sounds to me like a whole lot of work for something that really isn't that huge of a deal. At the same time, however, I'm unsure, because I wonder a lot about fate. If the gender of the child I'm may or may not have in 10 years has already been predetermined, by fate, who are we to screw with the system? Up to this point, I feel like everything in my life has happened for a reason. I trust that logic, why disregard it now?<br /><br />Being part of a genetic experiment:<br />I feel like that's something that would be cool to be a part of, although I question the ethics of it. I get a vibe from the whole cloning situation that says to me "too much power for one person". I do agree with the medical edge this could give us though. Imagine the amount of people we could save from muscular dystrophy or ALS if we were able to give them shots of new genes? That would truly be fantastic. However, in regards to athletes doping to gain an edge, I don't necessarily agree. Based on what we talked about in class the other day (gene therapy), it seems a bit excessive to pay 20,000 dollars a year and take six shots a day for some predetermined period of time, just to add 1-2 mph on your fastball.<br /><br />Ethical?<br />I'm too split on this to give an adequate answer. To me, there are too many points for and against cloning. Like we discussed above, being able to give someone a shot that would modify their genes and potentially save them from some genetic disease and eventual death would be great. However, I'm not sure I like the idea of parents choosing traits for their child. Part of being a good parent (I believe) is loving your child no matter how they end up, who they grow up to be, or how many faults they have. I personally would love to have a musical child, but I don't think I'd want to imprint that in my (hopefully) daughter's genes. <br /><br />So I guess I don't really think it's ethical at all.Ryan Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648222277989270046.post-48341930592529914312011-11-01T20:35:59.567-04:002011-11-01T20:35:59.567-04:00I really like my cat, and if she died, I’d be real...I really like my cat, and if she died, I’d be really sad, but I wouldn’t clone her. Even though the new cat had the same genes and appearance as my old one, it still wouldn’t be my cat. The new one would be raised slightly differently and would have different experiences; therefore, the cat would be different. I also would be totally willing to get a new cat, or maybe even a dog. <br />While it would be tempting to pick certain traits for my child before they were born, I wouldn’t. If my child was born unnaturally gifted at something and they discovered that they weren’t born with a talent but it was designed, one of two things would happen. Either the child would become depressed because they didn’t feel that they deserved their skill, or they’d decide that they’re better than everyone else and become obnoxious, cocky, and impossible to be around. Neither is good. And if people discovered that my child was genetically enhanced, they would have less respect for their skill. Even if it was only picking their traits, it would remind me too much of Brave New World which would freak me out.<br />Again, being part of a genetic experiment that would strengthen my muscles would be tempting, but I wouldn’t do it. Being able to be strong or fast or do incredible things would be cool, but I’d always feel like I was cheating. I run cross country, and while it would be amazing to be super fast and win tons of races with genetically enhanced awesome-ness, it wouldn’t feel right. I’d be beating people who were trying really hard, had practiced a lot to get where they were, or were actually naturally gifted. And I’ve also seen the movies and read the books, these sort of “experiments” never end well for the testers.<br />-Rachel G.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648222277989270046.post-58985219346635909492011-11-01T19:43:16.881-04:002011-11-01T19:43:16.881-04:00Ryan Williams
...Ryan Williams <br /> 3rd Hour<br /><br />1. The first question I’m answering deals with the issue of invitro fertilization to determine/pick the sex of your kids. I feel that the sex of your child isn’t really that important. Parents who truly love their kids love them no matter what sex they are; and in this day and age, especially in our society, males and females basically have the same rights and opportunities. Back in the 1800s and early 1900s women were kind of like second class citizens but now because of things, like the Feminist movement, women can practically do anything men can do. Now I think it would be ok for parent s to determine the sex of their kids in certain extreme situations, like if a couple had 18 boys and wanted at least a girl or two to switch the flow up or if the heir to a country’s throne had to be a boy so in order for the family to stay in power they needed for their baby to be a boy. <br /><br />2. The second question I’m addressing deals with if you, as a parent, would want to pick certain traits for your child before he or she is born. Even though it might not be totally ethical, I would be for the ability to pick the traits your child had. I think this could really help your child have an advantage in life. You could make sure your child won’t be skilled in a dying profession, like boxing or watch making, and ensure he or she will have the skills required for a steady profession. I also think it would just be cool to be able to do this, I could just see myself having a troupe of lil geniuses/athletes/world class performers and just showing them off to my friends. <br /><br />3. When it comes to ethics I think that the cloning of pets and the use of stem cells is ethical, but the choosing of your child’s sex using invitro fertilization and the ability to choose the traits your child are both unethical. There’s nothing wrong with cloning pets it truly doesn’t hurt anyone it just helps the family cloning their pet deal with their lose. And using stem cells is also like cloning your pet it only helps the person who needs the stem cells and doesn’t hurt anyone. I think the use of invitro fertilization to determine the sex of your child is unethical because it’s potentially drastically changing the life of the person that’s getting there sex determined. Just think how you’d feel if you just learned that you actually were supposed to be the opposite sex but your parents changed your sex. Choosing your child’s traits also is unethical because like invitro fertilization it also changes the life of the person affected by it. And it’s also kind of like playing God when you determine what a persons gonna excel at in life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648222277989270046.post-45183442129505678032011-11-01T14:12:35.061-04:002011-11-01T14:12:35.061-04:001. I would not be willing to be part of a ge...1. I would not be willing to be part of a genetic experiment that strengthened my muscles and stopped them from deteriorating because it’s too risky. I feel like the fact that it’s an experiment shows that they aren’t exactly sure what the outcome and side effects will be so I feel like that would be unnecessarily putting my body at risk. Even though it may help some things since I’d be stronger, it could still have some negative outcomes that outweigh the excitement of these strong muscles. God made us with the muscle strength that we have to survive with so I don’t think we should be trying to change that.<br />2. If I had the chance, I probably would pick certain traits for my kids before they were born. I feel like this would be a good thing to do because I could pick traits that would allow all my kids to have successful, happy lives, and I feel like this is the whole point of life so it would be nice to be able to make sure that they’d be happy. I would, though, make sure not to pick traits that could be damaging or not beneficial to them. The only traits I’d choose would be the important ones. <br />3. I don’t think that genetic engineering is necessarily ethical because God made the human species the way it is for a reason and I feel like he didn’t intend to have people just altering the species whenever they wanted. This would basically be like making a whole new species which isn’t necessary. I think we should just change ourselves using natural ways; science shouldn’t begin to intervene with what the human species is. Unless there became a point where we needed to use genetic engineering to survive, I don’t think it’s necessary.<br /><br />PhilipAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648222277989270046.post-5411720981834468612011-11-01T14:11:19.118-04:002011-11-01T14:11:19.118-04:00Is this kind of genetic selection ethical?
I have ...Is this kind of genetic selection ethical?<br />I have recently watched the movie Gattaca, it is an interesting movie and even though it wouldn't make my top choices (or even get recommended to a friend) it had a good message. Gattaca portrays a world where genetic engineering is not only common, it is the norm, in fact the world has slipped so far into the treacherous and unknown waters of this field that when a person is born without genetic engineering they are considered "in-valid". This and the combination of ethics make for an interesting topic.<br /> Genetic engineering, scientists are making progress in this field of research and its very controversial. On one hand you have the fact that it can’t not only make lives better but can save lives before they ever need saving; on the other hand, the afflictions that may soon be cured have been the inspiration for many athletes, scientists, and politicians to accomplish great things. Genetic engineering could be a great accomplishment for our society, possibly curing many diseases and much more. But controlling how a baby matures and develops in life not only seem like cheating in a way but also remove the incentive for that person to try their hardest to succeed because everything would be easier for them to start off with. Controlling fate, while I know this may make me seem old fashioned or "stuck in my ways", seems like it can too easily be transformed into controlling evolution and undermining natural things. Because of the distinct things that could very well go too right with this science I feel that the research is not only unethical but unsafe. Now there are those diseases that should be prevented or cured and genetic engineering is the only this that can get us to that point and striving for that does not seem unethical at all. But, there has lately been an increase in the number of developed and developing genetically engineered pointless projects. By this I mean things like making it so people cannot get fat, a perfume that is naturally secreted by the body, and other weird stuff like that. This was one of the reasons Michael Crichton wrote his astounding book Jurassic Park, and also why genetic engineering is teetering into unknown and unethical territory.<br /><br />SimonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648222277989270046.post-10306696520481953072011-11-01T14:08:14.937-04:002011-11-01T14:08:14.937-04:00Wanting a boy in the family....
I personally wou...Wanting a boy in the family....<br /> <br />I personally would love to have at leat more than one boy, cause I of course as a man would want a boy of my own to teach especally how to play sports. Not saying i wouldnt love a daughter becuase i would just if the topic presented itself that i didnt have a boy for a child then that would be a personal matter i would have to think greatly about, even tho thats a ways away I have thought about that before.<br /> <br />Cat or dog you loved....<br />I have a cat and i think she is awesome. Her name is dolley <3 and i would forusre clone my pet, if of course i had the money. It seems like a crazy amount of money but it could be more understand if someone wanted to clone a dog. ive never had a dog but from what i see and hear about people and there "best friends".<br /> <br />Ethical or not?<br /> <br />I think that a total personal matter, i feel that people religion greatly inpact thier descions becuase that about playing around and 'being god" which i fully understand being from a practicing catholic household. Though i have somewhat grown away from that i think people play the card of more is right or wrong and thats the true question we need to ask oursleves.<br /><br />Wes M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648222277989270046.post-65957871631017626842011-11-01T14:07:08.356-04:002011-11-01T14:07:08.356-04:003 - if my only child was dying there is no questio...3 - if my only child was dying there is no question as to what I would do to help them. I'd do everything in my power to make sure that my Hilda survived. If cloning was the only way to save my child then I wouldn't hesitate to do so. The only question could be the issue of fate. I wouldn't know if fate may have had a different plan for my child and if so, I wouldn't want to tamper with fates plan.<br /><br />5- I wouldn't want to pick traits for my child before they're born. I want my child to be their own passion, whether they're good at sports and terrible at the arts, or vice versa. I would want my child to be happy as their own person. As long as my kid is happy, I'd be happy.<br /><br />6 - I do believe that many of the methods of generic engineering and cloning described are unethical, but not all of them. If you were put into a situation where you had to choose between saving your only child by using a method that some may not believe is 'right' or just allowing your child to die, I believe that the issue of ethics may just be thrown out of the window. However, this is the only issue that I feel could be viewed differently. Each other option is entirely unethical.<br /><br />Khadijah H.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648222277989270046.post-82636561626022789002011-11-01T14:06:21.311-04:002011-11-01T14:06:21.311-04:00• Would I clone my dog- I love my dog dearly and I...• Would I clone my dog- I love my dog dearly and I can honestly say that I would clone my dog, reasons being because I know that when my dog dies I will be heart broken and if I had the opportunity to bring back my dog I would. The thing about that though is that I would be concerned about the personality because I feel like the clone wouldn't be exactly the same the clone would be the same as my dog genetically but maybe the traits would be differently organized. I feel like it would be a great opportunity for kids because I think it sucks when a kid has to deal with thief beloved family pet being put to sleep. On the other hand kids do need to learn to handle real life but I guess it would depend on the age of the kid.<br /><br />• I would be willing to subject myself to genetic enhancement for certain purposes. I had scoliosis and had to have a rod put into my back to straighten my spine and if the was a gene therapy program that could help turn my spine to normal with my previous amount of flexibility then I would take that opportunity because even though there would be risks at this point now there are things that I can't do because of my back ( can't go to the army for example, very limited flexibility) so I think the pro's out weigh the con's.<br /><br />• I think that the world would be divided into those that are genetically enhanced and those who are not because hats how the world works people are always trying to be categorized as superior to everyone else so I don't think that genetic testing should be used recklessly, just for those with money it should be used to help those who need it not those who just want it.<br /><br />Chelsee SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648222277989270046.post-20071046185803092882011-11-01T12:48:44.392-04:002011-11-01T12:48:44.392-04:00http://alexanderjpisano.blogspot.com/2011/11/denim...http://alexanderjpisano.blogspot.com/2011/11/denim-questions.html here ya goAlex Pisanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04348244981697512952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648222277989270046.post-22283238899321618142011-11-01T11:24:05.729-04:002011-11-01T11:24:05.729-04:00Claire LaSota 5th hour
I believe that if there wa...Claire LaSota 5th hour<br /><br />I believe that if there was genetic selection it would create a subspecies of humans similar to Gattaca and the people who had not been changed would be stuck in a lower social class rank. I haven’t seen the movie Gattaca but I feel that those results who be strikingly similar to what would happen. We would basically go back to the segregation status. Employers would be more likely to hire people who had been through a change to improve them selves so that they were better equipped for a job. Then only the changed adapted people will be holding steady jobs and making money. The “normal” unchanged people will not be able to hold a constant job will slowly fall into poverty and be unable to keep up with the no more competitive job market and society. This will make the modified subspecies of humans’ superior and in charge of the unchanged normal humans. If this was to happen in the United States, it will be like we have gone back in time instead of moving forward. <br /> I believe that gene therapy is a great way to help people who are suffering from Muscular Dystrophy or Lou Gehrig's disease. But there has to be a line drawn to prevent people from abusing gene therapy for their own selfish reasons. As an athlete I know the using a substance to enhance your performance is cheating and a bad thing to do but some people still do it. With how gene therapy does not leave a trace it could lead to an explosion of people performing above and beyond their former abilities. They will be able to use these performance enhancers and get away with it. I feel that if that happened people will lose their integrity and no longer work towards achieving their goals. They will lean on outside forces to achieve the goal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648222277989270046.post-87296164395891010632011-11-01T10:45:37.581-04:002011-11-01T10:45:37.581-04:00I would not want to be part of a genetic experimen...I would not want to be part of a genetic experiment, even if they strengthen my muscles and deteriorating my age. Yes it sounds kind of cool but I just want to be the natural me, and let things happen all by its self. Even though the genetic experiment would help me I feel as if, it would do the opposite, because problems could occur later on in the future. My point is I think living the natural way is best, because if problems really did occur at least it would be the natural way, and the normal way. <br />There is a movie called cloned, they lose their son, by car hitting him while dribbling his basketball and going to grab it in the street. In the movie, everything is great in the beginning, but as he gets older he starts becoming scarier and starts to become less normal, and he deals with problems and starts to hate his parents. I think that losing your child is something that was meant to happen, and he /she is in a good place. It all depends on how you look at the situation, but I wouldn’t make another clone of a child because I know it’s not real nor my own child, if I had a clone I would feel as if I’m dreaming. <br />As I said in the beginning, I would not choose certain traits for my child, I want my child to be born as them and be who they are chosen to be in life, I almost feel as if that would be artificial, it’s a fake and your child is not who they were meant to be in this world. I think us humans are put in this world for a reason, that’s why we have the traits that we have.<br /><br />Angelina E.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648222277989270046.post-63321570565203671752011-11-01T10:36:40.449-04:002011-11-01T10:36:40.449-04:00Crystal Oropeza
5th hour
-Choosing the sex of y...Crystal Oropeza<br />5th hour <br /> <br />-Choosing the sex of your child<br />Having a lot of kids and a large family is common in my dad’s side of the family. Picking the gender of your child is not. I don’t think we should get to pick what we want, what you get is what you get. I don’t think that it is right to pick what you want when it comes down do your children. It is all about fate. Whatever happens is supposed to happen. You already have so many choices so choosing a gender shouldn’t even matter. You already choose how you plan to raise them, etc. I mean you’re going to love them anyways, right? <br /> <br />-Cloning an animal/pet<br />I’ve lost pets before and I would love to bring them back. The fact is I can’t. In my opinion cloning an animal would not be the same. It would only be half of the job. They wouldn’t act the same and I couldn’t live knowing that it’s not the same EXACT pet. It would make me even more upset knowing I can’t have them so the closest I could get was a clone. I think this idea is cool and all but it wouldn’t work well for me.<br /> <br />-Ethics<br />I don’t think this genetic selection is ethical. As I said in my first response, what you get is what you get. If we got to pick everything we wanted and everything we got we would have no fate. Fate would be obsolete. My religion tells me that God created who I am. If my parents had the ability to plan out who I would be, I wouldn’t be who I am today. I would consider myself fake, because everything that I would be would have been someone else’s plan. Genetic selection isn’t ethical and goes against beliefs and eliminates fate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648222277989270046.post-52374194445403550902011-11-01T08:35:22.687-04:002011-11-01T08:35:22.687-04:001. (Selecting traits)
•if I had the chance to sele...1. (Selecting traits)<br />•if I had the chance to select trsits to give to my child before he was born I think I would choose to do it. This question reminds me of gattaca and so I've already thought about what I would do. I would choose traits for my kids but I certainly wouldn't choose every single trait. The traits I would choose would be like IQ and athletic skill/coordination. The reason I would choose these is because I would want my child to have the best life that he could. <br />2.(Child dying of an accident)<br />•if my child was dying of an accident or anything else, I honestly don't know what I would choose to do. A big part of me would obviously want to clone my child so I would have him alive but the big problem of this is that he really wouldn't be my child. He will look and maybe even act like it, but he will never be able to replace the child that I had lost and every single day I would be reminded of that when I saw him. I don't think I would clone my child in the end.<br />3. (Ethical genetics)<br />• It is hard to say whether this type of genetics is ethical. This is precisely what I wrote my tech research project on. It is almost impossible to tell which genes and traits should be viewed as unwated and which should be viewed as wanted because every parent has its on perceptions. The problem with this is that you can choose which traits to choose and people will get mad. I think what they did to hannah, however, was unethical. This is because not only did they give her good traits but they took away all the traits they deemed unworthy. Our imperfections are what makes us human and therefore it is like she is not human. For that reason I think they weren't ethical when creating hanna.ari franklinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648222277989270046.post-69959094542109411682011-10-31T23:42:47.130-04:002011-10-31T23:42:47.130-04:00What happens if you want a boy in your family sinc...What happens if you want a boy in your family since your family already three girls? <br />I think that people should just be more grateful with whatever they get naturally because there are many people who can’t even have children due to medical issues. I don’t think it’s a persons decision to decide the sex of their child they should just let nature take it’s course get what they get and be happy. If they really want a boy the should just try again and if they don’t get one maybe it’s just not meant to be, and they’re really just supposed to have all girls or vice versa. <br />- what if you really loved your dog or cat and wanted one exactly like it?<br />I wouldn’t clone my dog, that’s ridiculous regardless of the genetic makeup the dog will never be the same as the original. Identical twins have the same genetic make-up but are clearly two different people with differing personalities. Meaning that even though you got a clone of your cat/ dog and it looked like the original it might not have the same temperament and personality as your original per. People need to learn how to grieve in a healthy way and learn to let go of their deceased dog. I think that getting a new dog is much more practical and healthy, with a brand new dog you don’t have to compare it to your previous dog or worry about it living up to the standards of your old dog. A new dog is just that it’s new and you could learn to love it and be happy instead of trying to make a clone. <br /> - Is this kind of genetic selection ethical?*<br />I don’t think that this kind of genetic be selection is ethical. I think it goes against nature and the way that things are. People are supposed to be imperfect and have flaws, but with genetic engineering people could become borderline perfect. Also genetic engineering would most likely only be an option for the wealthy so it would make the wealthy people “better” and the poorer people would be just average and natural. This would widen the gap between the classes it would no longer just be a gap based on income, but there would actually be a superior class. I think that the division that this type of procedure would make in society is unethical therefore making genetic selection unethical. Also I think only God should be able to create people and make them into who they are, who are we to try and create another being and alter them for the “better” or what we think is better. I think this gives humans to much control that they shouldn’t have.Jasminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12695962934132544206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648222277989270046.post-12995918114200940532011-10-31T23:04:16.974-04:002011-10-31T23:04:16.974-04:00I have a dg and after a long time of having a lovi...I have a dg and after a long time of having a loving dog I would love to have anther one just like it. The thing that is wrong abut that is that a dog is a dog and that specific dog is special and you should love it for the time being. I would never want to make a clone out of the one that I had. Another way of saying this is that if you love something just enjoy it don’t make anther one just like it. I think when a person wants his or her child to be born they want it to have certain characteristics. Like programming a baby before it is born. But the magical part the mystery is over if you choose how your baby is going to be born. Just like Hanna, she was not normal and she did not like how different she was and that the father she thought that she had was not really her father but was the creator of how she was. I would want my child to be born normal and that I get surprised at what he or she would do later in life. If the baby was born and I thought he or she was perfect because I programmed him or her, he or she might not be normal and perfect to others. I am totally against making what might be the perfect clone f something or the perfect child that can do anything. I do not think that this kind of genetic selection is ethical because you are not creating a life you are creating a human machine. This people will know that they do not belong because of the way that they were born and will turn against the creator. Just like Hanna did with her “father” who was her creator. Before he died he fought with the person he created and disappointed her. She did not feel god abut herself because she just wanted t be one of the normal people. <br /> <br />SimayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com