Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Reproductive technologies and cloning
I was surprised by the view of this book. I thought this book was going to present both arguments equally but it seems that the entire book is one sided. For stem cell research most of it is against it but doesnt take into account the possible medical advantages of stem cell research. We can cure so many diseases that dont have a cure through stem cell research and cloning. I understand the advantages and disadvantages and moral issues of these problems. Then again I feel the book should present the evidence for and against each issue and let the reader decide on their own instead of trying to persuade the reader.
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I think the book also presented my topic sorta one-sided, except for a few parts. I agree with them though, I don't really like the idea of cloning people or being able to alter genes to what the parents want. I think that makes us more like robots than humans. I wish people would just be satisfied with reproducing organs rather than whole people, because I really don't see any disadvantages of that.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on this one since I'm researching the same topic. I feel like it wasn't fair in presenting the stem cell pros and cons. It really only named the disadvantages of stem cell research. But I agree that stem cell research is a good thing, especially since it helps potentially cures diseases. I know that the cells have certain rights to life, but I'm a firm believer that life starts with the first beat of the heart, and stem cells have no heartbeat. I know it's rather cruel of me to think so, but it's just my natural beliefs. On top of this, the stem cells are used for a good cause. It's not like people who use them for research create them for the sole purpose of destroying them. Stem cells have a purpose in life, and a very important purpose at that.
ReplyDeleteMy section does a fairly good job of presenting a pro-death penalty argument and then a anti-death penalty side. It's unfortunate that your section doesn't tell you the benefits of stem cell research because there is a lot of good that can come out of it. Although it is scary to think of the things that may be possible later on, I still believe that overall stem cell research will be beneficial to our society.
ReplyDeleteI also agree. Every arguement has to have pros and cons. To not have an insight on both is not fair because you cannot see both sides and form an opinion for yourself. My topic is cliche as well. But I bet this is an interesting topic that presents information going both ways in outside resesrch!
ReplyDeleteIf anything, college texts (of which ours is one) are usually biased on the "progressive" side so I'm surprised to hear this topic is presented in a one-sided manner. Gillon, I don't think you'll have any trouble finding good "pro" arguments in other places.
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