Monday 11 March 2013

Human Synthesis?


Discuss about the possibility of making an entire human being with the technology we have today. What do you think of it? Would you be able to accept an entirely synthesized human? What are the consequences? Do you think science has a limit?

With the fast advancements in science, it's not a rare possibility to make an entire human being in the future; but the technology is not there yet. Creating individual organs may be possible but human body is very complex and putting together these organs and tissues  in a way that they function properly is still too advanced for us. I think if this significant achievement was made, it would be something to be proud of. However, I think that society would not be ready to accept an entirely synthesized human due to the ethical controversies that would arise. Society has difficulty accepting people with differences as it is, so it would most probably struggle with considering synthesized humans equal to natural humans. Personally I would not be able to treat an entirely synthesized human like a natural human no matter how hard I tried because I would know they were not conceived in a natural way and the way they were synthesized goes against nature.
So why synthesize a human? What is the purpose? Would this human be used as an experiment subject or slave? Would this human's life be valued? There are many consequences tied to this idea. Synthesizing a human being is not beneficial to people and there is no purpose to do such thing.  Making an entire human being brings ethical and religious controversies in society. Moreover, It's not just the ethical issues in society that would be created, but also the synthesized human itself would be affected too. The synthesized human would have emotions just like all other humans and he might develop serious psychological and identity problems. Also, there are health risks associated with synthesis of humans as the synthesized human could have defects and therefore go through additional pain and suffering. Furthermore, the money and time spent on synthesizing humans could be spent on other research that is actually beneficial to society.
Science is unlimited as there is always something to be discovered. What limits science are the human capacities and societal ethnics. I believe science needs these restrictions as they are essential in preventing society from destruction. We are responsible for where we apply our knowledge and its consequences. We should decide the right limits on science by considering the consequences of our scientific knowledge.

 

 

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