Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> It is an opening into the broader debate of what consciousness and > intelligence are. Should other "lesser" organisms be sacrificed to > marginally improve our life span* (and looks)? Are we the only holders > of these attributes we like to call human? The fact that once you > acknowledge that other organisms may also be sentient makes it > difficult to draw a definite line in the sand does not mean we should > ignore the issue outright. > Yes, these are very complex ethical issues, with many grey areas. What about human tissue in animals, research with human embrionic cells, etc, etc? Simply denying drugs to those whose grandmothers donated money to animal rights groups seems grossly simplistic to me. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html