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Woofer123
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 Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 7:14 pm Post subject: Artificial Life- Science Gone Wild? |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10132762
So recently I came across this interesting article about how scientists managed to create synthetic DNA, basically creating life.
What are he implications of this though?
Should science be going into areas that some consider going beyond man's role since it involves creation?
When other forms of life start being created, what implications will it have for us humans? Should humans ever be created by other humans?
What implications does this have for human establishments such as religion? Does it undermine belief in God or does it encourage belief in the Creator?
I am curious to know your opinions... |
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puddingmouse
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| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 7:27 pm Post subject: Re: Artificial Life- Science Gone Wild? |
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| Woofer123 wrote: |
man's role |
Define this.
| Quote: | | Should humans ever be created by other humans? |
They already are. 
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Woofer123
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| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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By man's role I was describing the feeling that some people have that mankind should not be delving into such science since according to them only God is the creator.
And for the second quote I meant should humans be created artificially in a lab by other humans. |
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This is two years old.
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Vexcalibur
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| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:00 pm Post subject: Re: Artificial Life- Science Gone Wild? |
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| Woofer123 wrote: | | scientists managed to create synthetic DNA, basically creating life. |
huh?
| Quote: | | Should science be going into areas that some consider going beyond man's role since it involves creation? |
Men create all the time.
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What implications does this have for human establishments such as religion? Does it undermine belief in God |
If science created artificial life (they didn't yet), Yes, it would undermine belief in God.
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Woofer123
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| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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Vexcalibur,
Don't read into the details too much. You know what i meant. |
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Apple_in_my_Eye
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| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Ethical? I dunno. My worry is more pragmatic, as in the "law of unintended consequences." I.e. "We had no idea that that gene also coded for that toxin that started the zombie apocalypse. We thought it just made organisms glow green and thought that was cool." |
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ruveyn
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| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:27 pm Post subject: Re: Artificial Life- Science Gone Wild? |
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| puddingmouse wrote: | | Woofer123 wrote: |
man's role |
Define this.
| Quote: | | Should humans ever be created by other humans? |
They already are. |
By very natural means, at that.
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Vigilans
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| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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I support the creation of synthetic organisms. There are many, many applications. One that I have considered frequently is terraforming. We're going to need them to work Mars' regolith and atmosphere for our eventual habitation
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Woofer123
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| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Vigilans, what is your interest? |
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Oodain
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| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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| AspieRogue wrote: | | Vigilans wrote: | | I support the creation of synthetic organisms. There are many, many applications. One that I have considered frequently is terraforming. We're going to need them to work Mars' regolith and atmosphere for our eventual habitation |
That's a total pipe dream.
I'm 100% in favor of artificial life(particularly if it can be made as intelligent, if not more so, than human life). |
the technical challenges for creating strong AI is much greater than those for terraforming mars,
only scale, time and will makes the mars prospect unlikely in the near to mid term,
the lack of a magnetic field is still the only true issue.
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Vigilans
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| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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| AspieRogue wrote: | | Vigilans wrote: | | I support the creation of synthetic organisms. There are many, many applications. One that I have considered frequently is terraforming. We're going to need them to work Mars' regolith and atmosphere for our eventual habitation |
That's a total pipe dream.
I'm 100% in favor of artificial life(particularly if it can be made as intelligent, if not more so, than human life). |
I hear that once in a while from random internet people who say it with so much certainty, yet no actual experts involved in the field seem to share your view. I think I'll listen to the scientists, thanks
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Vigilans
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| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Woofer123 wrote: | | Vigilans, what is your interest? |
My interest? What do you mean?
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