Paul Root Wolpe: It's time to question bio-engineering

http://www.ted.com At TEDxPeachtree, bioethicist Paul Root Wolpe describes an astonishing series of recent bio-engineering experiments, from hybrid pets to mice that grow human ears. He asks: isn't it time to set some ground rules?

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[Vengrence]

Sometimes, sacrifices must be made for the betterment of all. Bio-engineering can fix diseases, cure aging, enhance our bodies, and so on. It is needed. It is the future.

[sodaxcandy08]

@Vengrence Agreed

[nvcn86]

what told me most about the presentation was how the guy called the scientists: THEY.

THEY are doing it. THEY, THEY, THEY. such a simple demagogic tool, create an artificial separation between "us" and "THEM".

[lost4468yt]

I don't see the problem, if you can modify them to that degree then you can logically take away any feelings or self conciousness the animal feels? I don't really see the controversy if we could do that as they would basically be the same as computers.

[VoiceOfAleppo]

@gregjalbert what exactly is a "gangster capitalist science and industry" ??

if you're going to attack capitalism or big business , then leave science out of this you stupid moron !

without science you wouldn't even exist , so at least be politically correct !

[decleene94]

i have it :)

[decleene94]

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[decleene94]

angeline chen watched this video....

[stutek]

jump to 11:00

[DigitalAlpine]

@gregjalbert All creatures? Even those fish that are bread on farms, chickens who's eggs and bodies we feast on? All the food in the meat section - they should have all lived healthy happy lives? lol Even if you're a vegetarian, you have to argue your way past that first, and if you can't, then don't even try taking it to this level. Leave that to those with a deeper sense of logic to argue the ethical concepts cuzz its out of your league.

[DarknesSoldier]

@gregjalbert Why would you care so much about OTHER species? I don't even care about other humans, i don't understand how you can care about others than yourself. (well that's because i'm dxd psychopath). Bio-engineering is the future, you can't escape that. You can flame it all you want, it will come and change our society, bodies, enchance our IQs, etc.