James Walter Presuppositions
mary smith
Article Review
4/18/13
"Presuppositions to Moral Judgments on Human Genetic Manipulation" The article by James Walter, "Presuppositions to Moral Judgments on Human Genetic Manipulation" had a few valid points. In this article his purpose was to "demonstrate that any informed moral judgement about the genetic manipulation of the human genome is always shaped within a context. The two contexts he debates about are theological and anthropological presuppositions. The theological presupposition is concerned with who God is, divine providence, and how God acts in the world and in history. The anthropological presuppositions are based off of how we view ourselves in the image of God, various models of material life, and what we believe is normatively human. In Walter's approach of justifying the theological presupposition he gives good examples. God is the creator of the material universe and humanity and our destinies are created through what He provides for us. Since he created us, he obtains specific …show more content…
The advances in medicine, technology, and biology all are said to affect our moral assessment. I believe this to be true, as science rapidly expands and makes many advances through time, it will only change what is acceptable and what isn't. The moral value of some things will decrease significantly because of science. It is possible that we look at all material, even humanity, as "plastic" to be used and we are able change, shape, and mold anything, according to Daniele Callahan. Culture is said to be created by humans stressing freedom, spirit, responsibility, and creativity making what we do okay because we are in all made in the image of God, therefore Human Genetic Manippulation is okay. Although we are made in the image of God I don't believe we have any right to toy with what he has in store for what is to
Article Review
4/18/13
"Presuppositions to Moral Judgments on Human Genetic Manipulation" The article by James Walter, "Presuppositions to Moral Judgments on Human Genetic Manipulation" had a few valid points. In this article his purpose was to "demonstrate that any informed moral judgement about the genetic manipulation of the human genome is always shaped within a context. The two contexts he debates about are theological and anthropological presuppositions. The theological presupposition is concerned with who God is, divine providence, and how God acts in the world and in history. The anthropological presuppositions are based off of how we view ourselves in the image of God, various models of material life, and what we believe is normatively human. In Walter's approach of justifying the theological presupposition he gives good examples. God is the creator of the material universe and humanity and our destinies are created through what He provides for us. Since he created us, he obtains specific …show more content…
The advances in medicine, technology, and biology all are said to affect our moral assessment. I believe this to be true, as science rapidly expands and makes many advances through time, it will only change what is acceptable and what isn't. The moral value of some things will decrease significantly because of science. It is possible that we look at all material, even humanity, as "plastic" to be used and we are able change, shape, and mold anything, according to Daniele Callahan. Culture is said to be created by humans stressing freedom, spirit, responsibility, and creativity making what we do okay because we are in all made in the image of God, therefore Human Genetic Manippulation is okay. Although we are made in the image of God I don't believe we have any right to toy with what he has in store for what is to