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Pastimes : Neocon's Seminar Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: gao seng who wrote (444)	4/26/2001 4:13:50 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1112

I am sure he is the rage, because he provides an agnostic grounding for ethics. The piece you posted was interesting. The principle invoked, "Never treat another rational being merely as a means, but as an end also", does indeed mean that experiments with human beings are under a cloud. If you can reconcile your use with respect for the dignity of the person, then it is permissible, but if your use severely compromises that dignity, it is not. Although the person in the post sounds reasonable, I am afraid he loses sight of the inherent danger of human experimentation. In the instance cited, the harm to a child may be limited if he is conceived for inappropriate ends, but the conception may, in fact, be immoral, because it was intended to exploit the child, at least for some period of time. In the same way, cloning may violate the fundamental right of a child to be cared for and nurtured, rather than treated as a laboratory animal, and may therefore be immoral, even if the person is not irreparably harmed........