MDDM Ch. 50 Jesus's androids (was Re: Slothop the Rat

[jbor]

on 4/5/02 7:26 PM, lorentzen-nicklaus at lorentzen-nicklaus at t-online.de
wrote:
 
> what's all this talk about "ethics" here?

It's actually quite simple. There is ethical bio-technology, such as
eradicating leprosy and typhoid through finding vaccines and implementing
immunisation programs, or encouraging and providing the technology for
contraception in, for example, African communities where it's needed, or
wiring up and "remote controlling" disabled people to restore the use of
their limbs (which is where the rat came into it), and unethical
bio-technology, such as germ warfare and 'Attack of the Clones'-type
scenarios (and George Lucas films in general, I'd say). If the contention is
that *all* bio-technology is "bad" and should be stopped then I strongly
disagree with it. 

       "In the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, you see, Jesus as a Boy made
    small, as you'd say, toy Golems out of Clay,-- Sparrows that flew,
    Rabbits that hopp'd. Golem fabrication is integral to the Life of
    Jesus, and thence to Christianity." (486.19-22)

At least, that's what one of the voices in Pynchon's most recent novel sez.

best

> there is no clear-cut distinction
> between the hardcore technique on the one and the related semantics (theory,
> ethics etc.) on the other side. that's why we call it techno l o g y.

PS Sorry, I don't really understand this point, or who you're ranting at
below, or why. Perhaps an aspirin and a good lie down . . .  ;)

> and i really hope that none of you
> "bio-ethics" freaks out there is a supporter of that fucking singer guy
> whom they let teach in princeton. "should the baby live?" yes,
> and asshole smarties should keep their mouth shut. i mean, i'm all
> for animal-rights, yet not on the expense of human beings. like in the case
> of weapon-laws, the only chance with bio-technology will - jawoll! - be strict
> institutional control. time runs short! don't let t h e m fob you off with so
> called ethics. as a wise man once said: "when i hear the word
> 'business-ethics' i fumble for my car-keys ..."
> 
> regards, kai (with one ear on the radio this afternoon to find out who becomes
> german fußballmeister ---)
>