The reason why we should not do it is that
we are against the rules of the nature. First of all, any of the species experiences
a long time of evaluation. Therefore, there are many reasons why they are like
that today. What we know now are only a few of the reasons. So, we do not know
how much effect we will make on the creatures if we design them as we like,
including human being. Another problem of designing babies is the privacy. Gene
now is also considered a private thing, which contains much information of the
owner. In addition, I think it is not wrong for us to do experiments to get
knowledge, but our aim must be confirmed. We should use science to make the
world more balanced, but not to benefit ourselves. There are many examples
showing that if we use these powers to benefit ourselves, the nature will
punish us, and the environmental problem is one. In my opinion, designing
creature project can only be allowed in lab, and we should not try to design
babies.
There is an old saying that creating people
is gods’ job. Now people consider themselves as the most intelligent creature
on earth, and have got a lot of knowledge. Because of the knowledge, people
have powers to change the world. The more powerful we are, the more
responsibilities we should take. Thus, as we use our knowledge to make our life
colorful, we should also follow the rules and be the servants of the nature.
I was little confused as you seemed to be switching from disagreeing to agreeing to the idea having designer babies in the first paragraph and then switching back to disagreeing to it in the first line of your second paragraph. On top of it, I think you meant evolutioon, rather than evaluation right?
ReplyDeleteWhen reading your blog, I find there is something ironic; on one hand we want to follow the laws of nature, but on the other hand, the development of human beings are based on obeying the nature. This means it is hard for us to develop in a way of following the nature. But if we do not develop ourselves, it is impossible for us to using the Internet to discuss these things and thinking the issues of science and technology, and maybe we will be living in the way as our ancestors lived several thousand years ago. So, it is really a predicament we are facing.
ReplyDeleteI think of ao old Chinese saying "harmony between the heaven and human". Human-beings cannot beat the nature because we are a part of it. We can only try to behave better in the limit of the nature.
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