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University of Ontario Institute of Technology COMM 1050U uNIT 6: DISTANT VISIONS Q1: According to Ronald Bailey, people who do not want enhancements should do this: a Shout embarrassingly with food in one's mouth
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
COMM 1050U
uNIT 6: DISTANT VISIONS
Q1: According to Ronald Bailey, people who do not want enhancements should do this:
a Shout embarrassingly with food in one's mouth.
a Get out of the way
- Write a firmly-worded letter to their local congressperson
- Continue to voice their concerns about the ethical implications of biotechnologies c Get on with their lives
Q2: According to Leon Kass, what is the main problem with making the bioethical distinction between 'enhancement' and 'therapy'?
a Sick people deserve therapy while rich people do not deserve enhancements just because they have wallets
a One person's enhancement is another person's therapy so the distinction is problematic
a Enhancement is for unhappy people while therapy will be for sick people b All of these answers
c None of these answers
Q3: According to Amber Case, we are all cyborgs now for this reason (among others):
a We are all connected to the hive mind b We all have cell phones
a Our technologies have become mental extensions of ourselves.
a We are all afraid of being alone b All of these answers
Q4: According to Juan Enriquez, this is the name of the new species of human that is emerging as a result of our new technologies
a Homo technologicus b 'Technological man' a Homo evolutis
- Answers 1 and 2
- None of these answers
Q5: According to Ronald Bailey, critics of emerging biotechnology are short-sighted because they fail to recognize this:
- The enhancements will make people cry loudly and messily at sappy movies
- The enhancements will make people more amenable to obeying the law c The enhancements will make people less difficult to deal with
a The enhancements will allow people more opportunities to flourish
a None of these answers.
Q6: According to the Transhumanist Declaration, transhumanists believe this:
- Although all progress is change, not all change is progress
- We must consider our moral responsibilities towards generations that will exist in the future c Policy making ought to respect human autonomy
d Humanity faces serious risks, particularly from the misuse of new technologies
a All of these answers
Q7: According to Leon Kass, one of the major objections to biotechnology is dubious ends, for this reason:
- Attitude and mastery
- Technology allows us to reach to far
- Often our limits, such as death, make us afraid
- Technology does not allow us to reach far enough
a Often our limits, such as death, help to define us
Q8: According to Leon Kass, there are three problematic objections in biotechnology, of which this is one:
a Health concerns
- Dubious ends
- Attitude of mastery c Answers b and c
d None of these answers
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