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Old 05-09-2008, 11:00 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Why can't man be more like the animal?
We are. Many of our behaviors are indistinguishable from animal behaviors. We don't think that's the case because they manifest in how we make or use tools, but they in fact are.

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My reply was to the fact that inhumane treatment of bioengineered critters would be the norm IF you extrapolate from the treatment we currently use for our foodstocks and lab needs.
This asumes our society is incapable of reformation. If that were true Black people would still be in chains and American Indians would've all died.

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My wonderings were to what extent that ownership + need + easy/cheap access = slavery and worse if patents and clone technologies ever cross into the human being business.
You're reaching for the worst case scenarior without even considering the positives. Just based on averages I'd disagree.
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