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We're unlocking nature's power at an amazing rate, as in genomic research. And although those elephants couldnt probably squish us all, a pesky bacteria could have a good crack at it.
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That's right! And this clown is making new spliced bacteria and mutating them into God knows what for art? Not only is he making things of unknown power with unknown consequences, he's not even doing it in a secure lab. He's doing it in your museum.
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Too late. Now what do we do? Who decides?
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What? Too late? What have they made that we can't control, that's killing off mankind?
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What Kacs is about is what do we do with this knowledge? How can we direct this power ethically?
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I can't make that stretch from what I've seen so far, but I'll take your word on it.
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-he's got his hands and our hands on this power. And I think that helps make the mysterious potential a bit more real and compelling, at least for me.
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OK, let's give every third grader a cyanide capsule and see what they do with them. Now there's potential and what third graders do with things they're entrusted with is pretty much a mystery. Think that's ridiculously irresponsible? Bingo.
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Not any wierder than Dolly.And I dont see this as a waste, simply because as this work tours, all that see it have the discussion we're having. That's what this is all about. What are worthy goals for science and who gets to decide?
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Dolly was weird, but not dangerous in itself. Successful cloning isn't a danger but unsuccessful attempts could be. If he wanted to get people talking, all he had to do was whip up a man eating virus and take out Chicago or St Louis.
Half the people who have ever lived, that's ever as in always, died from mosquitoes. How's that for a clear and present danger they could be working on? But alas, they've pretty much taken care of that problem where it's economically viable. That's who gets to decide, as much as I dislike it