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Are Humans Really As Unique As We Think They Are?
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Are Humans Really As Unique As We Think We Are? Have you noticed lately that most of the young people wear Nike shoes and sagging Tommy Hilfiger clothes and like to dress and look like their peers, to fit in with the “in” crowd? Isn’t is amazing that all parents try and send their children to the finest schools and make sure they receive the best education possible? Is cloning really any different from the society we are already living in, and do we truly believe in the absolute uniqueness of each individual? (BE248) According to Caltech biologist James Bonner, humanity will not survive forever and we will eventually lead ourselves to extinction unless we create a new and better species he calls a superhuman. Some of his plan is a little far fetched but some of it makes good sense. For example after an individual dies, it would be up to society to determine whether or not this person’s cells would be allowed to procreate. The human race could be dramatically improved with the best genes possible. So why not lift humanity to a new and better species? Critics may argue on how to decide what the best genes are, but I think most would agree that there are certain genes that we would want our children to have and not to have.
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