CRMJ 505 Paper 1
Michaleen Bickham
September 9, 2014
CRMJ 505-Writing for Research Utopia lives
In the article “Better Living Through Genetics”, author James Wood states that there is a genuine threat toward humans and normalcy of the way societies and cultures are viewed. Wood talks about basic research about characteristics of a human beings and their genetic makeup. He goes on to coin the term Utopia to prevent diseases, birth defects, and to make changes to the molecular structure of their offspring. In his Utopia he claims that with In-Vitro fertilization you can make an embryo perfect for the right price but not everyone will be able to afford this treatment. He also states that your unique identity is in trouble in the form of reductionism. One type of reductionism views humans as machines only that our brain capacities contain only structured information and not processing units. He also states that if you don’t comply with utopia you could be banned and cease to exist.
Michaleen Bickham
September 9, 2014
CRMJ 505-Writing for Research
Utopia lives
Utopia is an ideal to make perfect humans with in vitro fertilization. This type of fertilization is good if you can’t have children on your own but not for a perfect being. This is a very prejudice way of thinking if you carry this out on embryos it will hurt those who can’t afford such luxuries to become a part of this Utopia. If you use eugenics this is a plan that will alter embryos in the early stages. I think it’s inhumane to want a utopia because it’s not for anyone to change what considered normal there is no supreme human being.
September 9, 2014
CRMJ 505-Writing for Research Utopia lives
In the article “Better Living Through Genetics”, author James Wood states that there is a genuine threat toward humans and normalcy of the way societies and cultures are viewed. Wood talks about basic research about characteristics of a human beings and their genetic makeup. He goes on to coin the term Utopia to prevent diseases, birth defects, and to make changes to the molecular structure of their offspring. In his Utopia he claims that with In-Vitro fertilization you can make an embryo perfect for the right price but not everyone will be able to afford this treatment. He also states that your unique identity is in trouble in the form of reductionism. One type of reductionism views humans as machines only that our brain capacities contain only structured information and not processing units. He also states that if you don’t comply with utopia you could be banned and cease to exist.
Michaleen Bickham
September 9, 2014
CRMJ 505-Writing for Research
Utopia lives
Utopia is an ideal to make perfect humans with in vitro fertilization. This type of fertilization is good if you can’t have children on your own but not for a perfect being. This is a very prejudice way of thinking if you carry this out on embryos it will hurt those who can’t afford such luxuries to become a part of this Utopia. If you use eugenics this is a plan that will alter embryos in the early stages. I think it’s inhumane to want a utopia because it’s not for anyone to change what considered normal there is no supreme human being.