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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: 5G Project 1 Group Map, Humans seeking perfection through biotechnical "powers" may be diminishing the very aspects that make people genuinely human. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Biotechnology should not be used to the point that it diminishes the quality and definition of humanity., If We require everyone to use enhancers, then We are taking away freedoms from individuals. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) We are taking away freedoms from individuals, If we should consider dscerning the rightful application of biotechnical powers as a conclusive argument for or against pursuing perfection, then we should reflect upon the potential uses of biotechnical power for perfection. therefore (ArgScheme: modus tollens) We do not consider reflecting upon the potential uses of biotechnical power for perfection., The act of discerning the rightful use of biotechnical powers has little ethical purpose. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) We should not consider dscerning the rightful application of biotechnical powers as a conclusive argument for or against pursuing perfection., There is an absense of knowledge of the ends of such actions. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) The goals of the "master" will set by whatever happens to guide his will., Humans should not use enhancements supports Humans seeking perfection through biotechnical "powers" may be diminishing the very aspects that make people genuinely human., It is up to us now to begin thinking about these matters. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) It is up to us now to begin thinking about these matters, we need should question the powers in this topic of bioethics., We are at the beginning of the golden age of Biotechnology therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) We are at the beginning of the golden age of biotechnology and these powers, made possible by biomedical science, can be used for non-therapeutic purposes, serving ends that range from the frivolous and disquieting to the offensive and pernicious., These deeper issues of biotechnology are very difficult topics and are not relevant to current public policy debate. supports Compared with other contemporary issues in bioethics, the questions connected with biotechnological enhancement seem abstract, remote, and too philosophical, unfit for political or other action., It is up to us now to begin thinking about these matters. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) We should question the powers in this topic of bioethics., "Man playing God" is the deepest source of public anxiety and most neglected topic in public and professional bioethics supports the nature and meaning of human flourishing, These deeper issues of biotechnology are very difficult topics and are not relevant to current public policy debate. supports Bothering with the idea of this semi-futuristic prospect of interest to prosperous Americans seems cious and a touch self-indulgent, given that we live in a world in which millions are dying annually of malaria, AIDS, and malnutrition for want (in part) of more essential biotechnologies, and many of our fellow Americans lack basic health care., Compels attention to what it means tobe a human being and to be active as a human being therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) By compelling attention to what it means tobe a human being, it gets us beyond our narrow preoccupation with the "life issues" of abortion or embryo destruction and onto the deeper issues of biotechnology., These deeper issues of biotechnology are very difficult topics and are not relevant to current public policy debate. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) These deeper issues of biotechnology are very difficult topics and are not relevent to current public policy debate; however, this push toward bio-engineered perfection is the wave of the future., If We are taking away freedoms from individuals, then This is not Ethical therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Enhancements are not ethical., Compels attention to what it means tobe a human being and to be active as a human being examples goals of the biomedical enterprise, The powers of bioethics affect the capacities and activities of the human body, the capacities and activities of the mind or soul, and the shape of the human lifecycle, at both ends and in between. supports We already have powers to prevent fertility and to promote it; to initiate life in the laboratory; to screen our genes, both as adults and as embryos, and to select (or reject) nascent life based on genetic criteria; to insert new genes into various parts of the adult body,, These are reached by unnatural, and artificial means objects The time taken to achieve some basic wants and needs will be lessened., Enhancements are not ethical. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Humans should not use enhancements, Powers, made possible by biomedical science, can be used for non-therapeutic purposes, serving ends that range from the frivolous and disquieting to the offensive and pernicious. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) These powers can be used for non-therapeutic purposes so, anticipating possible threats to our security, freedom, and even our very humanity, many people are increasingly worried about where biotechnology may be taking us.