Comments on: First Human Clones Created in California http://www.dennyburk.com/first-human-clones-created-in-california/ A commentary on theology, politics, and culture Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:07:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben Stevenson http://www.dennyburk.com/first-human-clones-created-in-california/#comment-28761 Ben Stevenson Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:39:06 +0000 http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=1182#comment-28761 To me there seems to be a double standard in how the cloned embryos are treated. On the one hand the embryos they are destroyed at around 5 days - they are treated as if they were not really human beings and denied the right to life. On the other hand, Dr Wood shows amazement as looks at his clone - treating it as looking at himself. Why is the embryo special enough to inspire amazement, but not special enough to avoid being destroyed? To me there seems to be a double standard in how the cloned embryos are treated.
On the one hand the embryos they are destroyed at around 5 days – they are treated as if they were not really human beings and denied the right to life.
On the other hand, Dr Wood shows amazement as looks at his clone – treating it as looking at himself.
Why is the embryo special enough to inspire amazement, but not special enough to avoid being destroyed?

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]]> By: j razz http://www.dennyburk.com/first-human-clones-created-in-california/#comment-28735 j razz Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:01:49 +0000 http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=1182#comment-28735 Hmm. It really made me to think through the ethical and moral ramifications of cloning. I remember those issues really standing out to me when I watched it (moreso than the action) but maybe that is just the way I think (or what grabbed my attention). j razz Hmm. It really made me to think through the ethical and moral ramifications of cloning. I remember those issues really standing out to me when I watched it (moreso than the action) but maybe that is just the way I think (or what grabbed my attention).

j razz

]]> By: Bryan L http://www.dennyburk.com/first-human-clones-created-in-california/#comment-28733 Bryan L Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:51:08 +0000 http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=1182#comment-28733 I thought the Island could have been a whole lot better. It should have focused more on the story and the ramifications and implications that human cloning raises as well as the ethical question. Instead it focused its attention on the action sequences and the special effects. A big let down in my opinion. But yeah it is related to this issue. I thought the Island could have been a whole lot better. It should have focused more on the story and the ramifications and implications that human cloning raises as well as the ethical question. Instead it focused its attention on the action sequences and the special effects. A big let down in my opinion. But yeah it is related to this issue.

]]> By: j razz http://www.dennyburk.com/first-human-clones-created-in-california/#comment-28727 j razz Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:56:02 +0000 http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=1182#comment-28727 Has anyone ever watched <i>The Island</i>? It deals with the moral and ethical ramifications of just such a thing as this. I recommend watching it. Here is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Island_(2005_film)" rel="nofollow">link to the wiki</a>. j razz Has anyone ever watched The Island? It deals with the moral and ethical ramifications of just such a thing as this. I recommend watching it.

Here is a link to the wiki.

j razz

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