TED ANTALYA COLLEGE / 8-B
Today’s Ethical
Dilemmas
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With the developments of technology,
we encounter new ethical dilemmas
each day. For example, people have
discussed about the project, “designer
babies”. In this project, people can
change their babies’ genes in the
embryo stage. The project can be used
to remove genes that cause health
problems. A lot of people count it as
a treatment so they think it is ethical,
while others believe that it is changing
things that are meant to be.
Another ethical dilemma is whether or
not extinct species should be brought
back to life. Some people say that
they should be brought back to life to
balance ecological issues, while others
think that they shouldn’t be brought
back to life because that would mess
with the environment. In my opinion,
species have become extinct because
of natural selection or a natural cause
shouldn’t be brought back to life, but
extinct species can be brought back to
life to balance the eco-system.
A different example would be the
question of GMO based crops. People
ask whether all crops should be GMObased
or not. Some think that they
should be because they are more
nutritious and with the amount of crops
we get, we can feed more hungry people
while others think that they shouldn’t
be because they harm the environment
and they cause cancer. In my opinion,
instead of making all crops GMO-based,
making a part of them GMO-based
would be much more sensible.
The last ethical dilemma is about
technology that increases human
lifespan dramatically. Some people
think that they contribute to the nature.
In my opinion, we shouldn’t increase our
lifespan. People have already damaged
the planet enough and it would be way
worse when we live even longer.
Finally, ethical dilemmas are one of the
endless discussions. Whatever side you
are on, you will always find the other
side sensible too. The best thing we can
do is not to damage the environment.