Friday, April 10, 2015

Blog 5




The discussion changed my thoughts on human cloning, I always thought of it as doing Gods work however when putting it in a different perspective it made sense.God made technology so we could improve this could be one of those things. I still don't think cloning show be used all the time because people will abuse the system. Using it for cancer or organ donors is great, it gives people another chance, one they might not have without human cloning. However using it for personalizing your child might be too much.Also, the idea that you could be carrying your own grandpason makes me cringe. 

Kass's position was the least consistent with my principles.He believed that cloning encourages people to regard their children as property and distorts the clone sense of individuality and social identity. He concludes that cloning should be banned, from the article I feel like this is more of an emotional reaction rather than an accurate argument.

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Blog 4



Sexual Morals



To start, I do have to say the discussion was a confusing one for me. Maybe because of the M&M metaphor or because I have not had any sexual relations with anyone due to my strong faith. However I did get the gist of it!


It did not affect any of my principles. It may have a slight impact on my equality principle where in this instance homosexuals and heterosexuals are compared. I can't agree with Goldman who says sexual desire is just pleasure by physical contact and the main goal or purpose of sex is pleasure. Okay, it might be a factor but thats not all sex has to offer. In addition, I can't agree with Levin saying someone is unhappy because of their sexual orientation.


Murphy seemed to be the only one that made sense.I think we shouldn't waste time on what we already know but rather the effects peoples views have on these people. For instance, we should create a law that punishes those (such as Levin) who are saying these things about homosexuals because they are the reason they might be unhappy.


I commented on :