Mature Human Embryos Created From Adult Skin Cells - washingtonpost.com

Mature Human Embryos Created From Adult Skin Cells - washingtonpost.com There are soooo many ethical issues here. The kicker-quote in the article was this:

"Asked what it was like to look at embryos that were replicas of himself, Wood said: 'I have to admit, it's a very strange feeling. It is very difficult to look at an embryo and realize it is what you were a few decades ago. It is you, in a way.'"

It reinforces for me that the knowledge needed to understand humanity in all its dimensions goes far beyond what science can provide. I love science, scientific thinking, scientific knowledge, but it provides only a very narrow slice of the spectrum of knowledge. Apparently, according to this article, it's possible to create copies of yourself and then dispose of them. But is it right? Does it somehow degrade our dignity? What are the long-term effects of such an action? Science can't answer this.