Beta Group: Brave New World

In “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley, cloning is a part of the main topic in the story. It revolves around infants, children and a persons’ being. Cloning is the process of coping a human being to produce another one of them. Cloning a human can be difficult, they undergo a process; in most cases that being the boksankys process. He believes in an utilitarian Society; which claims that everyone should be the same and do the same thing, which they should function as one big community; which is a reason he believes cloning humans is a necessary thing to do.

 

His utilitarian society seeks the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest amount of the people. It  shows how scientific advances could and have destroyed human values. Cloning is complex and involves many people and machines. First, a suitable embryo donor must be found, once a doctor has obtained the egg, he or she will give it to an expert in cloning who will develop the fetus, or an underdeveloped baby from the DNA of a live animal which is in a laboratory and to  clone it. Many people would passionately be speaking out against these man made humans, asking the most important answered question that everyone is wondering: how much will humanity be willing to change for the sake of science? There are three main views that a majority of people hold that would have to change before cloning is legalized. First, opinions on government and authority would be forced to go through a huge metamorphosis. Second, the consensus' slant on human rights would need to adapt and finally, religious beliefs would have to be disregarded altogether. Cloning, if legalized, should be used primarily for medical purposes. For a reasoning, cloning humans for the organs would offer patients in need of an organ transplant to have a new lease on life.

 

“Our society would much rather trust technology than either religion or nature. As an adoptee who spent 34 years away from the family that nature gave me, I can't help but wonder what effect these new technologies will have on the children they produce. If cloning becomes as lucrative as infertility treatments and adoption, I doubt if anyone will care about what effect it has on the children.” Tricia Shore; Van Nuys, CA of Los Angeles Times. The sad truth about the unnatural method of cloning is that it will probably thrive in our brave new world. We can no more legislate it away than we can legislate morality. “The discussion of therapeutic cloning's promises and perplexities misses the crucial distinction between identical twins and clones. Identical twins originate at the same time, share their mother's womb and experience common cultural events. In contrast, human clones and their donors would differ in conception time, birth date and generation. Stock is aware that clones and donors would not be perfect replicas. However, his reference to clones as "merely delayed identical twins" reinforces the mistaken notion that cloned children would inevitably replay the lives of their genetic parents. Research on identical twins (raised together and apart) shows both striking parallels and intriguing differences” Nancy L. Segal PhD, Professor of Psychology, Director of Twin Studies Center; Cal State Fullerton, CA of Los Angeles Times.

 

Humans have transformed their social organization, time and time again. Social separation has existed since the Neolithic Revolution. Humans have held a common belief that everyone is created in “God’s image” and our identity is natural. Today, humans are able to alter their identity before they are even born. This revelation is now seen in emerging technologies such as cloning, genetic engineering, and eugenics (improving the human race through selective breeding) (“Genetic Engineering”).

 

                              

               

               Work Cited ( 3 Sources: 2 Interviews, 1 Web Site)

 

                 " Cloning in Brave New World." Http://www.123helpme.com.

                              N.p., n.d. Web. 13 May 2014. "

 

                "Nancy L. Segal, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Director of Twin

                   Studies Center; Cal State Fullerton, CA; Los Angeles Times"

 

                      "Tricia Shores, Van Nuys, CA; Los Angeles Times"