The original article at the link has a bunch of reference links.
The abolition of man, indeed.
To: MHGinTN
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2 posted on
05/21/2003 11:37:16 AM PDT by
Mr. Silverback
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To: Mr. Silverback
Christians ought to sound the alarm now, before science without limits blurs lines that were meant to be distinct and achieves what C. S. Lewis called the "abolition of man." Big changes are coming. Will we still be "ourselves" 100 years from now?
Another question: Are we nothing more than our animal bodies to be worrying about what kind of vehicle we inhabit?
3 posted on
05/21/2003 11:41:58 AM PDT by
RightWhale
(Theorems link concepts; proofs establish links)
To: Mr. Silverback
Should the man who contributed the cells for the egg be recognized as the child’s "mother"? No, the "mother" would be the one with the fake breasts.
4 posted on
05/21/2003 11:44:54 AM PDT by
randog
(It's always darkest before the dawn--a good time to steal the neighbor's newspaper.)
To: Mr. Silverback
He asks, "Must we forever grow in reach and power.... Or can we, should we, ever say, 'Enough'?" There will always be enclaves for people who decide that the natural aging process is better than using biotech, just as there are enclaves for people who think that using electricity is "worldly". You go your way; we'll go ours.
5 posted on
05/21/2003 11:50:02 AM PDT by
steve-b
To: Mr. Silverback
Thankfully, the Father will say "Enough" when the hour is come.
9 posted on
05/21/2003 11:58:30 AM PDT by
newgeezer
(When you hear the shout, the voice of the archangel, and the trumpet... All my stuff can be yours.)
To: Mr. Silverback
Science SPOTREP
To: Mr. Silverback
Thus, if the technique used by the two researchers is applicable to humans, it could be possible for a gay couple to have children "with one man contributing sperm and the other fresh eggs bearing his own genes." Just wonderful. Hijacking that which is reserved exclusively for Women, as ordained by GOD. Let's SUE!
29 posted on
05/21/2003 4:22:46 PM PDT by
cgk
(It is liberal dogma that human life is an accident - Linda Bowles (r.i.p.))
To: Mr. Silverback
the hubris of researchers who feel free to "blur the biological lines between mothers and fathers." They are right in mentioning abolition.
The blur they are speaking of, what is the origin of the blurring. Is it natural or unnatural? I'm not sure they do well to draw this into the area of evolutionary theory, which is distinct argument and should be treated separately. Although that seems to be impossible. I have no idea why evolutionary theorists have to pontificate outside of their area of expertise either.
Perhaps it is politics that draws these disparate disputes to bear on the same issue.
34 posted on
05/22/2003 11:59:01 AM PDT by
cornelis
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