In Francis Fukuyama’s “Human Dignity” and the Dalai Lama’s “Ethics and New Genetics”, the authors are questioning new biotechnologies and their influence on human morals. Fukuyama, like the Dalai Lama, sees the threat in these technologies and they are both concerned about proper use of them. This paper will examine how new biogenetic developments and moral ethics can coexist together. Through this careful examination the evidence will explore views of both of the authors on biogenetics and the way they can modify human essence. While on the surface the authors discuss state-of-art genetic technologies what they really try to convey is a notion of human dignity and how it can be affected by science.
In the Dalai Lama’s article, he states that …show more content…
He calls for our “moral compass”. “Such a moral compass must entail preserving our human sensitivity and will depend on us constantly bearing in mind our fundamental human values” (Dalai Lama 139). In order to find the moral compass the Dalai Lama advises to recognize the preciousness of life, to understand the need of balance in nature. Concisely, we need to be aware of all the consequences: influence on environment, nature and, most importantly, human essence. The world must realize that the field of biotechnologies is extremely new and we do not understand yet how little we know about it. We need to follow our moral compass, that what makes us humans. Unfortunately, nowadays for scientists moral compass is a progress in technologies, scientific discoveries. No one is yet concerned about far-reaching effects.
With the emerging of genetic technologies people start to forget what it is to be a human. The Dalai Lama reminds us “The Earth is our only home” (140). And we are the only creatures who can take care of it. The Dalai Lama encourages people to stop biogenetic turnover before it is too late, in contrast to Francis Fukuyama who is confident that the worst has happened, and all we can do is to prevent further alterations. He insists that we are already on a wrong path. And we should be aware when to …show more content…
They are absolute requirements to a fulfilling life. Without them people cannot mature because, as humans, we cannot maintain progress if some are left behind. We should not forget about human dignity and equality, by creating new people with different essence we might change the world completely. The problem humanity is facing right now is not just biotechnology itself. The problem is when technology is applied by a secular society that is overly concerned with wealth and scientific progress, and is unburdened by ethical questions. People just need to be aware of what is going to happen next and be in
In the Dalai Lama’s article, he states that …show more content…
He calls for our “moral compass”. “Such a moral compass must entail preserving our human sensitivity and will depend on us constantly bearing in mind our fundamental human values” (Dalai Lama 139). In order to find the moral compass the Dalai Lama advises to recognize the preciousness of life, to understand the need of balance in nature. Concisely, we need to be aware of all the consequences: influence on environment, nature and, most importantly, human essence. The world must realize that the field of biotechnologies is extremely new and we do not understand yet how little we know about it. We need to follow our moral compass, that what makes us humans. Unfortunately, nowadays for scientists moral compass is a progress in technologies, scientific discoveries. No one is yet concerned about far-reaching effects.
With the emerging of genetic technologies people start to forget what it is to be a human. The Dalai Lama reminds us “The Earth is our only home” (140). And we are the only creatures who can take care of it. The Dalai Lama encourages people to stop biogenetic turnover before it is too late, in contrast to Francis Fukuyama who is confident that the worst has happened, and all we can do is to prevent further alterations. He insists that we are already on a wrong path. And we should be aware when to …show more content…
They are absolute requirements to a fulfilling life. Without them people cannot mature because, as humans, we cannot maintain progress if some are left behind. We should not forget about human dignity and equality, by creating new people with different essence we might change the world completely. The problem humanity is facing right now is not just biotechnology itself. The problem is when technology is applied by a secular society that is overly concerned with wealth and scientific progress, and is unburdened by ethical questions. People just need to be aware of what is going to happen next and be in