The 1982 Ridley Scott film, Blade Runner, is a science-fiction thriller based on a Philip K. Dick short story concerning genetically-engineered organic robots, or "Replicants". The film takes place in Los Angeles, year 2019. The replicants were created by the Tyrell Corporation to perform slave-like work in off-world colonies. The government has banned the use of and even the existence of replicants on planet Earth. Special police forces known as "Blade Runners" have been hired to track down replicants illegally roaming the Earth. The main scientific difference - as well as the basis for philosophical difference - between humans and replicants is that the designed lifespan of a replicant is limited to four years, presumably preventing them from developing emotional feelings. The story's protagonist, retired police officer Rick Deckard, agrees to an assignment as a Blade Runner. He uses the replicants' proposed lack of emotional feelings as a means to uncover illegal replicants through a series of questions that are intended to induce emotion in non-replicants.
The philosophical aspect of the film centers around the question of what exactly is a human, and what is the proper indicator of humanity. The tests that Deckard performed were based on emphatic measures, but the dim representation of Los Angeles showed deficient compassion by "real" humans. In addition, many replicants actually showed signs of compassion toward each other, despite the preventative measures (4-year lifespans) put in place by Tyrell. The film even offers doubt as to whether Deckard is actually human himself. To me, this begs a few questions. First, in this grim, semi-apocalyptic world, to what extent does it matter if someone is produced "naturally" or "manufactured". In respect to the world today, we are seeing a strong decrease in natural/traditional births with advancements in science. Second, who should be the one to decide whether replicants are "good" or "bad", "right" or "wrong". If the world were to succumb to such a morally corrupt state like Scott represented, then I don't see any justification for one to say that replicants are bad or wrong, because they are in no way worse than "natural" humans in terms of harm done to society and to themselves.
Your points about right and wrong and good and bad are quite good. I think you need to look more specifically at a scene from Blade Runner that helps illuminate your postition.
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