What if our society uses new-found technologies of "genetic engineering" to interfere with the biological nature of human beings Might that not be disastrous
What about cloning, for instance
Cloning is a term originally used in connection with nonsexual reproduction of plants and very simple animals. Now it is coming into use in connection with higher animals, since biologists are finding ways of starting with an individual cell of a grown animal and inducing it to multiply in the same way in the future.
But is cloning a safe thing to unleash on society Might it not be used for destructive purposes For instance, might not some ruling group decide to clone their submissive, downtrodden peasantry, and thus produce endless hordes of semi-robots who will slave to keep a few in luxury and who may even serve as endless ranks of soldiers designed to conquer the rest of the world
A dreadful thought, but an unnecessary fear. For one thing, there i
A. genetic engineers are experimenting with cloning
B. the cloning of human could produce a privileged class
C. worries about the dangers of human cloning are ill-founded
D. personality traits cannot be passed on through cloning
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