Apparently scientists can now make artificial sperm which has caused an MSNBC contributor to wonder, "Will science render men unnecessary?" I think the answer to that is clear. Yes. After all men contribute nothing to society aside from the other half of a zygote. It's a wonder we don't cast out men whose swimmers have low motility or potency. I mean, it's not like men are the backbone of society. It's not like we need them to help guide our children into manhood and womanhood. It's not like there are statistics upon statistics showing how detrimental it is for children, especially boys, to grow up without a father present. It's not like we need them to be protectors and advocates and fighters. It's not like men and women were created to serve different purposes and it's not like there is great struggle when one is forced into a position not meant to be his or hers. I could go on and on but I think you get the point.

If you didn't read the article, scientists seemed to have figure out a way to make sperm from bone marrow. So theoretically artificial sperm can be made from one woman and used to impregnate another woman. Seeing as women only carry X chromosomes, it leaves me wondering if only more females can be created with this artificial sperm, which obviously wouldn't be a problem seeing as we already know how we don't need men. I'm just curious.

The only practical application I could see for this is to create artificial sperm from a man's bone marrow if say he is impotent so that he & his wife could bear their own "natural" children, but even then I think we've crossed a lot of lines with reproduction and fertility that maybe shouldn't have been crossed. And really at the end of the day I think scientists should be spending their time on more worthwhile pursuits like I don't know maybe curing diseases or something. Just a thought.