CLONING Jack Oughton
As the rate of scientific advancement increases exponentially, I would argue that it is beginning to
outpace our ability to cope with the answers and possibilities it unveils.
For as long as the human
mind has been able to generate...
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CLONING Jack Oughton
As the rate of scientific advancement increases exponentially, I would argue that it is beginning to
outpace our ability to cope with the answers and possibilities it unveils.
For as long as the human
mind has been able to generate creative solutions to problems, the core principle of scientific
advancement has held true, from the first person who discovered that fire could be tamed, to the
discovery of gravity, the process has been inherently the same.
Historically, major scientific change
has usually been resisted, people do not like to have the foundations of their beliefs pulled out from
underneath their feet.
Scientific innovation is generally subtler than the massive leaps that most
people think of, for example, the gradual improvement in computer technology that allows the
average Personal Computer to process faster, or the increasing sophistication of mobile phones.
Only
the most fanatical person would argue from a philosophical standpoint against compu
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