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Originally Posted by AnthonyCook
So by that logic, we should all try and produce as much possible offspring so the chance of somebody growing up and curing cancer is more likely?
That seems like a bad argument.
These collections of cells are not humans, they are not fetuses, they have as much potential for becoming humans as any cell in our body with a nucleus given advacements in technology. Especially seeing as how they are sitting in petri dishes.
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Wow, that's a pretty big leap! Considering two posts ago I said I wasn't against contraceptives - actually, I am very, very pro-contraceptives
I'm just saying, you're forgetting about the potential these aborted fetuses/disguarded cells have if they are allowed to life.
As for these cells having as much potential for becoming humans as any cell in our body - that's because all our bodies started out that way. I don't think taking our cells and creating a life in a petri-dish just to perform experiments on it is right, for reasons I've already stated. REGARDLESS of how easy or accessible it may be. So, just by your rationale, since we have the technology to do it, we should? Heck, we have the technology to nuke the entire planet seven times over, I suppose not utilizing them is stupid?
Pretty big leap... huh?