Edward O. Wilson believes that in the upcoming years we would be able to synthesize life even if it is simple life. He believes that this can and will occur through the understanding of all science and understanding the connects within the different areas of science.
This concept of synthesizing life even if simple life, I believe is very dangerous. The creation of life should be left to nature instead of science. Science should be used to explain and understand life, to aid the already existing but not to create. The discussion of synthesizing life to cure other is a balancing act. Who are we to create life to then destroy to aid another life, I suppose my issues in this area of science is ethical. I do not believe that it is ethically correct and the issues will often result in "gray areas" The effects of creating life could be disastrous and unseen, just as Isidor Rabi felt when creating the atomic bomb that the equilibrium of life had been upset, I too believe we would feel like this after the possibility of synthesizing life is reality.
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