We could modify their genetic codes to eliminate a host of diseases. We could produce better humans. Some these actions could be beneficial. But we recognize that much evil can come of this technology. Would we really devalue human life to the point that we would consider it proper to make humans solely for their organ harvest potential.
Many Christian ethicists operate from a specific assumption about the nature of humanity.
Unlike optimists of the past, they don't subscribe to the idea that humans are inherently good, and given the opportunity, will choose the best. One thing Bosnia and South Africa have taught us is that attempted genocide is not an event of the long lost past. For every high in human behavior, we can find a corresponding low. As the debate over cloning continues, I hope we keep a view of the biblical truth of human sin in the discussions of what we ought to do. Michael O'Connor is Night City Editor for the Abilene Reporter-News and is an ordained United Methodist minister.