What are we waiting for?

Amos 2022-04-19 09:01:22

I remember that when I was a girl who didn't know the sky and the sky, I once had a dark discussion with my dormitory on the issue of cloning. The reason is that when we learned about biology, we just talked about cloning technology, and we took advantage of the leisure time to have a temporary debate. I had forgotten whether I was on the pro-clone side or the disapproving side. But after watching this film, for the first time in my life, I was so distracted by the plot that I couldn't sleep.
Can we humans really control the fate of all creatures in the world? Why are we so cruel to them? Will all the efforts we make to survive will really get us what we want? In order to maintain youth, clone a self, and then replace the skin from his body... It's unimaginable. For the first time, I found that sometimes what we humans do is really a bit inferior. In order to produce more means of life, expand factories, and occupy grasslands, at first, we all got our wish. But later, a series of environmental problems such as global warming and desert enlargement followed. Every time we try to satisfy our selfish desires, we wait for a more tragic ending, so what about this time? What are we waiting for?

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  • Client Services Operator: Merrick Biotech. How may I help you?

    Tom Lincoln: Hi, this is a client, Tom Lincoln.

    Client Services Operator: Hi, Mr. Lincoln.

    Tom Lincoln: Yeah, I was wondering if you could get someone who can explain to me why my insurance policy is sitting downstairs on my fucking sofa!

  • Albert Laurent: Did you know my father was part of the Burkinabé rebellion? When he was killed, my brothers and I were branded, so everyone would know we were less than human.

    [he holds up his hand to show Merrick]

    Albert Laurent: I've seen and done things I'm not proud of, but at some point you realize, war... Is a business. So, when did killing become a business for you?

    Merrick: Oh, no. It's so much more than that. I have discovered the Holy Grail of science. I give life. The agnates, they're simply tools, instruments. They have no souls. The possibilities are endless here. In two years' time, I will be able to cure children's leukemia. How many people on Earth can say that, Mr. Laurent?

    Albert Laurent: [smiles] I guess just you and God. That's the answer you're looking for, isn't it?