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opinion:
our view
Cloning: A scary
thought
Urgh. Just when you
think the people of this world have some common sense, you realize
just how foolish you are for assuming too much.
This past weekend a research company out of Boston, named Advanced
Cell Technology, reported they had cloned the first human embryo,
which they hope to use to create replacement cells for patients
suffering from afflictions, such as heart disease.
While this scientific research may benefit the world, the cloning
of human embryos is a dangerous step towards the cloning of
human beings.
Sure, you can't dispute sciences infatuation with possibly being
able to help cure diseases or conditions once thought incurable,
but the consequences of taking this technology too far is alarming.
In the past we have cloned animals, sometimes with horrible
results. In fact, the number of failures of these clonings outnumbers
the success stories.
The threat of human cloning has already caused it to be banned
in several states, including California, while federal attempts
to do the same are still pending.
What makes this so awful is that science should know better.
Yes, it is fascinating that this is possible and that it may
actually benefit us someday, but we don't need science to play
God.
Shouldn't we focus on things that they have failed to find cures
for years, like cancer, diabetes or AIDS?
Although studies show that the cloning of embryos may benefit
us, they are still not exactly sure how much. After they are
successful at cloning cells, nothing stops them from cloning
humans.
This is petrifying. Looking at this comically it's scary to
think that we may have the capability to clone people who were
complete idiots to begin with.
Seriously though, science should focus on what's important like
curing diseases. Scientists at one point were able to cure diseases
and not just offer pills that will help you ride it out.
The announcement of the creation of the first human embryo has
also caused religious groups like the National Right to Life
Committee, who believe that they will be creating embryos for
the sole purpose of killing them.
So, we almost agree with National Right to Life Committee, which
is scary unto itself. What is more at question is not the creation
of embryos, which for the record are NOT human beings, but that
science actually has the capability to clone a human being.
Sure maybe this will all benefit our health someday, but nothing
is stopping science from genetically cloning human beings for
the right price. This is the real problem at hand.
Once scientists have the capability, who's to say that they'll
stop there? The last thing we need are human beings on this
planet, when we can't even take care of each other now.
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