tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905155363976375938.post2556241511571783605..comments2024-03-21T22:36:54.451-04:00Comments on HISTORIES OF THINGS TO COME: Millennial ChimerasLC Douglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04250961297714038453noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905155363976375938.post-76944303578660664912013-05-27T23:54:45.137-04:002013-05-27T23:54:45.137-04:00This is why I spoke about the importance of arts a...This is why I spoke about the importance of arts and humanities in the post after this one. These researchers are searching for cures to ageing and especially senility, not just diseases. Their work is obviously pregnant with unintended consequences.LC Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250961297714038453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905155363976375938.post-33930528955759572952013-05-27T14:34:28.109-04:002013-05-27T14:34:28.109-04:00PS Presupposing that the "dominion of nature...PS Presupposing that the "dominion of nature" is the wisest course for humanity to begin with... which, in my opinion, it isn't! ;-)<br /><br />Dia Sobin (Araqinta)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03398194511342193439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905155363976375938.post-37799526784024029462013-05-27T14:20:47.123-04:002013-05-27T14:20:47.123-04:00The franken-jelly was one thing... at least, it wa...The franken-jelly was one thing... at least, it was harmless. But human/animal chimeras just seem wrong on so many levels... and "morality" (or the lack of it) is the least of them. I think the key phrase in this discussion would be Moreno's allusion to (humankind's) "dominion over nature"... which, seemingly, is often at the core of scientific inquiry... and, therein, lies the problem. One can't dominate what one doesn't understand to begin with.<br /><br /><br /><br />Dia Sobin (Araqinta)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03398194511342193439noreply@blogger.com