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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Rough Draft 1.4, Mind-altering drugs affecting memory provide an easy path to an untroubled soul, but also deprive oneself of one's own life and identity. supports A flourishing human life is not a life lived with an ageless body or an untroubled soul., The two lifestyles mentioned are not mutually exclusive. objects (ConfScheme) A flourishing human life is either a life filled first of all with intimate human relations or a life lived with an ageless body or an untroubled soul., Cutting edge biotechnology is likely to be expensive. supports Wealthier individuals will have greater access to cutting edge biotechnology., Mind-altering drugs affecting memory can affect it in both its truthfulness and feeling. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Mind-altering drugs affecting memory provide an easy path to an untroubled soul, but also deprive oneself of one's own life and identity., If the pursuit of being "better than well" through the use of biotechnology alone does not lead to either flourishing individual human lives or to flourishing societies, then we should treasure and defend what it truly means to be human against the devilish promise of technological perfection. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) We should treasure and defend what it truly means to be human against the devilish promise of technological perfection., Biotechnical powers used to produce contentment in accordance with democratic tastes threaten the character of human striving and diminish the possibility of human excellence. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) The pursuit of being "better than well" through the use of biotechnology alone does not lead to either flourishing individual human lives or to flourishing societies., If wealthier individuals will have greater access to cutting edge biotechnology and those who can take advantage of personal enhancers will have a significant advantage over those who cannot, then wealthier individuals will have a significant advantage over others. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Wealthier individuals will have a significant advantage over others., What it truly means to be human is not worth treasuring and defending. objects (ConfScheme) We should treasure and defend what it truly means to be human against the devilish promise of technological perfection., A flourishing human life is either a life filled first of all with intimate human relations or a life lived with an ageless body or an untroubled soul. therefore (ArgScheme: XOR syllogism) A flourishing human life is not a life lived with an ageless body or an untroubled soul., Love or just high? Living forever could retard development of youth... ???? Abuse of biotechnology could potentially damage social interactions and thus societ as a whole., Steroids can be used to improve strength. example Those who can take advantage of personal enhancers will have a significant advantage over those who cannot., Human nature is evil. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) What it truly means to be human is not worth treasuring and defending., The pursuit of being "better than well" through the use of biotechnology alone does not lead to either flourishing individual human lives or to flourishing societies. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) We should treasure and defend what it truly means to be human against the devilish promise of technological perfection., Those who can take advantage of personal enhancers will have a significant advantage over those who cannot. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Wealthier individuals will have a significant advantage over others., Wealthier individuals will have greater access to cutting edge biotechnology. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Wealthier individuals will have a significant advantage over others., If biotechnical powers used to produce contentment in accordance with democratic tastes threaten the character of human striving and diminish the possibility of human excellence, then the pursuit of being "better than well" through biotechnology alone does not lead to flourishing societies. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) The pursuit of being "better than well" through the use of biotechnology alone does not lead to either flourishing individual human lives or to flourishing societies., If mind-altering drugs affecting memory can affect it in both its truthfulness and feeling, then they provide an easy path to an untroubled sould, but also deprive oneself of one's own life and identity. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Mind-altering drugs affecting memory provide an easy path to an untroubled soul, but also deprive oneself of one's own life and identity., A murder witness could take a drug to reduce the sting of having witnessed an extreme injustice. example Mind-altering drugs affecting memory can affect it in both its truthfulness and feeling., Elaborate on this ???? Abuse of biotechnology could potentially damage social interactions and thus societ as a whole., A flourishing human life is not a life lived with an ageless body or an untroubled soul. therefore (ArgScheme: modus tollens) The pursuit of being "better than well" through the use of biotechnology alone does not lead to either flourishing individual human lives or to flourishing societies.