skywizard
14th September 2013, 15:53
Once a species has gone extinct, is it ethically sound to use science to bring it back from oblivion? This is only a short part of an article from the source below. For those interested it's a good read. I thought this was enough to get some feed back from you guys.
One of the biggest questions raised by the movie blockbuster "Jurassic Park" was that even if we did have the capability to bring extinct species back to life, the question remains whether or not we actually should. With advances in science leading us ever closer to the capacity to resurrect an extinct species, scientists have found themselves pondering the ethical considerations of such an act in addition to the practical possibilities.
One particularly controversial area is in the resurrection of an extinct species of human such as the Neanderthals. If we were able to produce a living Neanderthal, would that person be doomed to a life of scientific experimentation and observation and would human rights still apply?
Scientists predict that within 15 years they will be able to revive some more recently extinct species, for me this raises the question of whether or not they should... just because they can.
Source: http://phys.org/news/2013-04-ethics-resurrecting-extinct-species.html
peace...
skywizard
One of the biggest questions raised by the movie blockbuster "Jurassic Park" was that even if we did have the capability to bring extinct species back to life, the question remains whether or not we actually should. With advances in science leading us ever closer to the capacity to resurrect an extinct species, scientists have found themselves pondering the ethical considerations of such an act in addition to the practical possibilities.
One particularly controversial area is in the resurrection of an extinct species of human such as the Neanderthals. If we were able to produce a living Neanderthal, would that person be doomed to a life of scientific experimentation and observation and would human rights still apply?
Scientists predict that within 15 years they will be able to revive some more recently extinct species, for me this raises the question of whether or not they should... just because they can.
Source: http://phys.org/news/2013-04-ethics-resurrecting-extinct-species.html
peace...
skywizard