"On Rack 10 rows of next generation's chemical workers were being trained . . . The first batch of of two hundred and fifty embryonic rocket-plane engineers was just passing the eleven hundred metre mark on Rack 3" (Huxley 17).
Dispute: Scientific and technological advancements benefit humanity.
In this chapter of Brave New World, Huxley explores the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Center. Here, all births are controlled; however, these "births" are actually fetuses that were grown in test tubes. This unnatural birthing method does not benefit humanity because the government controls every aspect of the peoples' lives. Everyone's life is predetermined, and they are conditioned for a specific place in society while growing in the test tubes, leaving nothing up to nature. People have no choice in their careers or environments, and there is no way for them to work toward a better life. Whatever caste and job they are made to be born into is what they are stuck with for the rest of their lives. One egg is split up into up to ninety-six separate embryos, creating millions of identical twins. This greatly diminishes individuality, since so many people are so similar. Also, this process puts a lot of strain on the embryos. As a result, the embryos require a lot of medical care to keep them alive and growing into functioning human beings, making everyone very dependent on the government. The scientific and technological advancements in Brave New World do not benefit humanity because they take away from people's individuality and allow the government to control everything.
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