Cloning Ethics

I. Argument = Cloning is unnatural a. Counter argument = If nature is that which is devoid of interference by human intellect, and we judge the morality of actions based on human adherence to this definition of nature, then all science is immoral, and we should never have left the trees.

II. Argument = Cloning is wrong because it is 'playing God'. a. The assumption of this argument is that God not only exists, but also that he does not want humans artificially reproducing; not to mention it implies that morality lies in following God's wishes. Who is an adequate authority in determining God's wishes? If morality does consist of following the will go God, then the individual can't determine God's will, for then morality would be subjective, dependent on a person's interpretation of God's will. The Bible cannot be used as a criterion for determining the will of God, for it has too many contradictions and scientific inconsistencies, and was compiled by men 325 years after Christ's death. Priests or Pastors, perhaps? But from which church: Protestant, Catholic, Mormon, Jewish? Some more liberal churches support research into cloning, while others claim it to be nothing more than the handy work of the Devil. In conclusion, there is no person who can adequately claim to understand the will of God; hence it is a useless mechanism for determining morality.

========== In Reply To ========== I. Argument = Cloning is unnatural a. Counter argument = If nature is that which is devoid of interference by human intellect, and we judge the morality of actions based on human adherence to this definition of nature, then all science is immoral, and we should never have left the trees.

II. Argument = Cloning is wrong because it is 'playing God'. a. The assumption of this argument is that God not only exists, but also that he does not want humans artificially reproducing; not to mention it implies that morality lies in following God's wishes. Who is an adequate authority in determining God's wishes? If morality does consist of following the will go God, then the individual can't determine God's will, for then morality would be subjective, dependent on a person's interpretation of God's will. The Bible cannot be used as a criterion for determining the will of God, for it has too many contradictions and scientific inconsistencies, and was compiled by men 325 years after Christ's death. Priests or Pastors, perhaps? But from which church: Protestant, Catholic, Mormon, Jewish? Some more liberal churches support research into cloning, while others claim it to be nothing more than the handy work of the Devil. In conclusion, there is no person who can adequately claim to understand the will of God; hence it is a useless mechanism for determining morality.

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