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Hubris
The use of genetic technology to enhance our performance in sport is hubristic.
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Sport and Genetic Enhancement
Sport and Genetic Enhancement☜Mapping the Ethics Bites podcast with Michael Sandel (View 1 for links and details): In theory we can now manipulate genes to make athletes run faster, jump higher, throw further. Should we do this? And if so, what will it mean for sport? ☜F1CEB7
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Use of genetic technologies for physical enhancement?
Use of genetic technologies for physical enhancement?☜Under what circumstances, if any, should humans use new genetic technologies for physical enhancement? ☜FFB597
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Non-medical purposes
Non-medical purposes☜Humans should use new genetic technologies for non-medical purposes. ☜59C6EF
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Performance enhancement in sport
Performance enhancement in sport☜Humans should use new genetic technologies for performance enhancement in sports. ☜9FDEF6
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Hubris
Hubris☜The use of genetic technology to enhance our performance in sport is hubristic. ☜EF597B
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Human powers are gifted
Human powers are gifted☜Human powers, talents and achievements are in some sense gifted. ☜FF97FF
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The gift requires a degree of humility
The gift requires a degree of humility☜The gift of these powers, talents and achievements requires a degree of humility on the part of humanity that not everything about us is the product of our own will, our own creation. ☜FF97FF
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The pursuit of genetic enhancement lacks this humility
The pursuit of genetic enhancement lacks this humility☜Using genetic technology to enhance these gifted powers, talents and achievements indicates a lack of this humility and moral restraint on the part of humanity. ☜FF97FF
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This lack of humility has undesirable consequences
This lack of humility has undesirable consequences☜Humanitys failure to show an appropriate degree of humility about its gifted powers, talents and achievements has undesirable consequences. ☜FF97FF
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Advances could have benefits
Advances could have benefits☜Discoveries made in the search for athletic improvement could benefit wider society by discovering medicines that will cure illnesses or improve quality of life.☜98CE71
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Drug cheats have unfair advantage
Drug cheats have unfair advantage☜Allowing the use of drugs by all would level the playing field☜98CE71
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Corrupts the human ethos of sport
Corrupts the human ethos of sport☜Genetic technologies will corrupt sport and athletic competition as a place where we admire the cultivation and display of natural gifts. ☜EF597B
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Fairness
Fairness☜Surreptitious or illicit use of banned enhancements is not fair to other athletes. ☜EF597B
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Safety
Safety☜Genetic enhancement is not safe for the athletes. ☜EF597B
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