Yeah, that was a really great way of thinking of it. Plus, wouldn't it be awesome for the US to be recognized for having the scientist(s) who discovered the cure to some major disease or some such? I mean, since most of the world seems to hate us, I'm sure that would help boost our own morale and global standing.
And at Doppelganger: Isn't it hilarious that normal people like us on an online forum board can rationalize things logically like that, but, for some reason, government can't? Oh well, maybe it'll be better this time around, lol :rolleyes:
Lobbyism, media coverage, political gain, public opinion, monetary benefits etc... There are a thousand reasons things like these go wrong in real life.
But we internet-people, we've got nothing to lose and nothing to gain by this conversation besides acquiring a greater understanding. That's why it's easier for us.
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Seriously, research of stem cell or whatever the hell won't be our destruction, believe me.
Ignorance, senseless hate, war, religious fanatics, politics, extreme nationalism, etc,... that will be human's self destruction. That or simply environment screwed over by human doing.
But it could be another tool to add to that list.
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And it also won't be "the thing that will prevent us from destroying ourselves" either. No "thing" will prevent us from destroying ourselves. Also, who will tell the world when it is an appropriate time to research something? And why wouldn't it be an appropriate time to research anything? The fear that the result and knowledge of the research could be used to create tools capable of self destructing the world? Haven't we already been there and done that?
Exacly. Even if a lot of people agree we shouldn't research it and develop it, there are six billion people in over hundreds of different nations. Someone will research this, and the best way to control something and prevent it from being misused is to understand it, which will require researching it.
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I agree completely, the acquiring of this knowledge is inevitable, but there are always going to be people (powerful people) out there who use this knowledge for bad, because sadly, with great knowledge and power, also comes the abuse of it"
Well if acquiring it is inevitable, and we can acquire it now, why should we wait?
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I wonder If the Lot of people actually realize the consequences of opening this (Pandora's) box?
Well I look at it this way:
One of the defining factors of humanity is our strive towards knowledge. Thus, someone is going to figure out how to use stemcells for all sorts of things eventually, with good intentions or bad. Best way to control that, and to use it for good things at the same time, is to udnerstand it. Thus research and develop it.
Secondly, there is so much that is possible in our Unvierse. It'd be a shame to waste it all.
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That being said, I still do not know where I stand on the position of "do I think this is a wise path to travel ?" for the good of our species in general...right now... I am leading towards (no it is in fact not right) and we should abandon our efforts immediately. But I will elaborate on that more, when I have a better understanding of the consequences stem cell research poses, consequences such as: immortality for one... overpopulation ... playing god.
Yeah, those are all issues we're gonna get down to along the road. It'll probably be a few years though. I definately think we should pursue it however, there's a lot of potential in stem cell research.
On the bright side however, it seems stem cells will not always need human embryos to be produced. There's been some testing on creating stem cells rom human skin, essentially reprogramming a cell into retract into a stem cell once again. Now where did I read that...
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But we internet-people, we've got nothing to lose and nothing to gain by this conversation besides acquiring a greater understanding. That's why it's easier for us.
Exacly. Even if a lot of people agree we shouldn't research it and develop it, there are six billion people in over hundreds of different nations. Someone will research this, and the best way to control something and prevent it from being misused is to understand it, which will require researching it.
One of the defining factors of humanity is our strive towards knowledge. Thus, someone is going to figure out how to use stemcells for all sorts of things eventually, with good intentions or bad. Best way to control that, and to use it for good things at the same time, is to udnerstand it. Thus research and develop it.
Secondly, there is so much that is possible in our Unvierse. It'd be a shame to waste it all.
On the bright side however, it seems stem cells will not always need human embryos to be produced. There's been some testing on creating stem cells rom human skin, essentially reprogramming a cell into retract into a stem cell once again. Now where did I read that...