Pride

Pride, remember, is one of The Seven Deadly Sins. I think it may be behind the uncritical praise Prof. Hwang's human cloning has received here in his homeland. My guess is that had this occured in Japan, it would be decried as the monstrous abomination that it is. Sadly, in such a case it would be denounced not for ethical reasons, but for another of the deadly sins, Envy.

[image from California's Stem Cell Bid Stuck in Neutral]