Appleyard highlights what one of the great quantum theoreticians, Niels Bohr, stressed: "It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how nature is. Physics concerns what we can say about nature" (145). ... The sterilization of symbolism in science results in a meager envisioning of reality that materializes whatever contemporary physics says is nonmaterial. ... Science is no longer the New Magic and no longer controls the conceptualization of the cosmos as classical physics once did. ... Religion itself bears much responsibility for the diminution of intelligence and the ap...

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For nearly a century, cloning has been the subject of popular fiction even though the technology was lacking in reality. Recently, with the successful cloning of Dolly the sheep, many suspect that clones of humans or human parts will soon be realized- if not already. Therefore, it has become incre...

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For the first time the cloning of a whole human being seems really possible. It is absolutely necessary to consider the harm that can be done and move to curb abuses. Also, it is important to understand some of the theory underlying the desire to build a better human. The Ethical Downside of Cloning With recent developments in the cloning of the first whole mammal with Dolly the Sheep, for the first time the cloning a whole human being seems really possible. For years, clones have been the subject of popular fiction, but the technology was lacking. ...

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