PHI 15 Study Guide - Final Guide: Morphine, Opportunity Cost, Fatalism
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Genetic fatalism: view that it"s all in your genes. : all" portion is false because children with genes to become something will not always become that thing, but instead choose to do something else that fascinates them. Argument for an open future: assumes that parents who are creating a child to replicate the characteristics of a particular person"s genome will have specific expectations about this child which may harm him. (p. 200) 5 main objections to cloning: harm to the human race. Fears a reduction in the human gene pool (p. 198) Assumes mass cloning of the same human. False because many different ancestors would be chosen by families. Even if true, it would have little impact on the gene pool. Law of population genetics regression to the mean . 2007: more than 6 billion people, which are replaced every 35 years. Tool used by rich to create designer babies : babies with superior health, intelligence, beauty, and longevity.
