The purpose of his essay is "to help us think through both the scientific and moral implications of this stunning achievement."" ... - He explains scientifically how cloning is done. ... The positive point of this source is that the author looks at ethical issues in a scientific way. ... - He looks at the concerns regarding the process: "Human cloning falls conceptually between two other technologies. ... At the other end we have the emerging technologies of genetic engineering -- specifically, gene transplantation technologies -- whose primary purpose is to produce a child that has certai...

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In today's society it seems as if anything can be accomplished through technology, and that scientist's have gone to far and are playing the role of God. ... Some people object on a purely ethical level while others favor cloning solely for the scientific advances it will produce. ... On the other hand there are those who feel that cloning is morally wrong and would produce both scientific and social problems. ... "Reproductive technologies are to allow people to produce or raise a child to whom they are biologically connected" (Wachbroit par. 19). ... If cloning should become s...

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To what cause does mankind attribute its need for scientific dominance over all things natural? ... Most importantly, what role do scientists play in the development and implementation of such technologies? ... In our pursuit, we have replaced God with reason, scientific reason, disregarding the sanctity of humanity. ... Surely, it would be difficult to regulate the knowledge of a certain technology, for example biogenetic research on cloning. ... Inaddition to how we can deal with the social implications of science and technology, we also need to look to the scientists and the role they play...

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They use ideas written about scientifically and use them to write a literary work of art. Many novels can be written on the same scientific idea. ... Each set of characters is faced with the moral side of their scientific work. ... Both Cliff and Robin are excellent examples of the moral fallibility of scientific minds. ... It is the morality of man and scientists that drives the scientific world to develop new technologies and to move forward into the future of the world. ...

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However, there were still variables we could not figure out due to the limitations of technology. ... Another facet of our lives that we have benefitted from philosophizing is science and technology. ... He wrote what was his method of philosophy as far as seeking wisdom through a scientific method. ... Technology has made tremendous leaps in the past one hundred and fifty years. ... Some religious zealots will turn their shoulder to scientific discoveries if they do not fit their religious narrative. ...

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On the other hand, "for each blessing of modern technology, a corresponding risk comes into being" (Pojman, p. 895). ... This technology could find answers to questions about our bodies, our genetics, and maybe even about life itself. ... Imagine how it would feel to find out that twenty years ago, a bunch of doctors and scientists created you out of technology, not love. ... What many people don"t understand, is that its only scientific advancement, and when it begins, and I mean when, we"ll see breakthroughs the likes of which we can"t yet imagine. ...

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Some would argue that scientific explanations are the only means of explaining our existence, while others would argue that religion and the story of creation which is found in Genesis provide a sufficient account of the world's beginning. ... Science is constantly changing through the use of technology. ... Science deals with many ethical and moral questions concerning the new procedures and uses of modern technology. ... These are both fascinating concepts in a world today were people thirst for new technology. ... Were people are expanding the technology that God has given us to make w...

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We need a better health care system, not a ban on new technologies. ... It probably will provide a valuable basic research and possible spin off technologies related to reproduction and development. Finally, prohibiting cloning would violate the fundamental freedom of scientific inquiring. ...

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Concern about living creatures now and in the future as well as doubts about the efficiency of the contemporary, large-scale application of scientific rationality as the exclusive 'solution' to this crisis are, amongst others the motivations for this study. ... This part also investigates Schelsky's thesis that from modern time onwards a specific epistemological model has become manifest, laying the foundations for our technological-scientific society. ... Theoretically defining the content of the concept 'technology' is so problematic that, when applying it we ...

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