tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28821987.post1800520431279856462..comments2023-12-30T21:07:49.487-07:00Comments on Arizona 8th: Van Gogh Was A LightweightUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28821987.post-60649849659185182372007-10-16T15:08:00.000-07:002007-10-16T15:08:00.000-07:00Just as not all smokers follow the chain of smoker...Just as not all smokers follow the chain of smoker—addicted smoker—lung cancer, nearly all lung cancer patients can be traced back through the chain. We see the pattern in the other strongly correlated relationships.AZAcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702924818232398832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28821987.post-57416192008878100702007-10-15T11:40:00.000-07:002007-10-15T11:40:00.000-07:00Well, yes, those chains are known BUT there are u...Well, yes, those chains are known BUT there are unquestionably other elements in play in the creation of, say, child molesters or drug addicts.<BR/><BR/>This is easily demonstrated by the simple fact the vast majority of those who view pornography do not become pornography addicts, and even the vast majority those who might be considered pornography addicts do not molest children.<BR/><BR/>Similarly, the vast majority of those who use recreational drugs do not move on to use hard drugs/become drug addicts.<BR/><BR/>Meaning the whole "slippery slope" argument generally only comes into play when other, additional factors, somehow are involved.<BR/><BR/>Which isn't to belittle the need to create a set of ethical guidelines and apply them rigorously - human cloning is most certainly an area which one can easily envision being abused.Siroccohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690606094337353266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28821987.post-76727772024361507172007-10-15T08:38:00.000-07:002007-10-15T08:38:00.000-07:00"No man is an island unto himself." Your point is ..."No man is an island unto himself." Your point is well taken, but the reality is that it's really hard to demonstrate that nobody else is in any way impacted by our actions as evidenced by the known chain of pornography—pornography addicts—molested little girls and boys. Or, recreational drugs—hard drugs—drug addict—crime.AZAcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702924818232398832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28821987.post-19371137838895886522007-10-15T07:39:00.000-07:002007-10-15T07:39:00.000-07:00Not that I think this is ethically correct, but wh...Not that I think this is ethically correct, but whom, exactly, has he hurt by doing this?<BR/><BR/>Having said that, human cloning is going to occur. It's incumbent upon the medical community and national governments to develop some ethical guidelines and police them.Siroccohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690606094337353266noreply@blogger.com