FAST AND FURIOUS

When reading the article Fast and Furious my mind instantaneously went to the 2005 science fiction film - The Island - where human clones were made to serve as spare parts for the `naturally conceived`. The scary part of it all was how close our reality is fast approaching the fiction of the movie.

     In a few year's time, it is very plausible that through genetic cloning, health care will never be the same again. Kidney failed? No problem, take one for the clone. In all honesty, it sounds like a dream come true for many sufferers and an easy fix when first looking at it. If we have the technology and knowledge, why don't we do it? I think much of it has to do with the ethical attachments of this issue. Where is the line to be drawn when genetic research is to say enough when it comes to human morals? Or will the world escalate to the level of The Island where clones that are just as much human as you and I are kept and used as spares?

    I think having the ability being able to clone an entire human being is an asset and will no doubt lead to further great things. However, I think it must be done cautiously. With the power synthesize human beings, there will definitely be those who abuse it. It's because there's so much that can be done with this ability, yet much of that crosses a big moral boundary (which not everyone will abide to). With the alluring promises of synthesizing human beings, I think it is going to happen eventually. However, I think that the current society is nowhere near ready for such an advancement. Synthesizing a person may come attached with many flowery benefits, but the consequences that follow may just be heavier.

In my opinion, though I think synthesizing a entire functioning human being is pushing it and our society is just not ready for it yet. I am not extremely against the idea but also not a supporter of the extreme. I also do not think our society will embrace the idea of a synthetically made human very well. However if I were in the position of a mother with a child in need of an transplant, I am sure I will stand very differently on the topic.

Science has a limit. That limit is the society that welds the power of that science. If the society is not mature enough to be given such a responsibility, then there is a limit. I think it is very plausible for the world we know to slip into the reality of The Island. That in itself is a consequence. I think it is like slavery or any other sinful things we have practised in the past. So today, my moral compass says no to synthesizing a human. But ideas change and so do beliefs. I think our such extreme cloning will grace our world eventually if we don`t self destruct first. It is inevitable as to say how we will handle it and ease it into society. For that only time will tell.