Topic > The Pros and Cons of Custom-made Babies - 1342

The main argument raised by Christianity was that the misuse of custom-made babies would lead to humans losing their specialness. According to the Christian view, what makes human beings special is that we can limit ourselves, recognizing that something can be perfectly understandable and yet be wrong (McKibben, 1999). Bill McKibben also writes in his article “Design-a-kid” that “The choices we face will, in fact, resolve the question of specialness once and for all. If we fail to call upon our ability to use self-control, or if it proves weak, we will leave our specialness behind forever.” The fear is that if we escape our limitations we will eventually become nothing (McKibben, 1999). According to some, those against advanced genetic enhancement research might say that it is unnatural, that we, as humans, should not be “playing God” by altering life. But is there anything wrong with “playing God”? Multiple religions affirm that “we are all children of God”. Whether you are religious or not, you would surely see the flaw when a person who believes in such a statement criticizes a scientific practice as “playing God.” If we are truly “children of God,” this would imply that we are destined to become like God. As His children, we will eventually, in a sense, “grow up” to be like Him. So manipulating life would not be progress toward achieving of our purpose