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What are your moral, scientific, etc views on Cloning?
I think cloning is unjust, and should be banned worldwide. 2 (33.3%)
I think cloning is morally sound and could be used for a lot of good in the world. 3 (50%)
My views were not expressed in this poll, so I'll express them in the thread. 1 (16.7%)
I don't know anything about it. 0 (0%)
I have no views on this topic. 0 (0%)
Total Votes: 6
Cloning; I'm a clone now....
Topic Started: 18 Nov 2009, 02:03 PM (1,273 Views)
Junior
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There is a problem facing our world today, something that would both destroy it and save it. When I say the word 'clone', most people imagine some far off world, or some cheesy sci-fi movie from the 80s, but cloning is more real now than it's ever been. Cloning could open up doors in prosthetic technology or surgery, but if it fell into the wrong hands, it could devastate the planet with a wave of "perfection" or trying to reach "perfection" in such a way that the world hasn't seen since WW2.

It could make us or break us, and I want to know your opinions. Opening statements now! *puff*
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cheesebug
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i think it shouldnt be used on humans, only on dinos and stuff so that we can study further.
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Actually Junior, I think your "double edge" perspective is entirely valid. Not only for cloning, but for every power humans humans can potentially use. Nanotechnology has an equal potential to bring humanity to new heights or depths. Nuclear power offers vast amount of energy, but can also give weapons. Some peoples power over other people can regulate society and increase efficiency, but can also lead to suppression, abuse and violence.
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conradw
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I'm in favour of cloning - I'd like to be able to grow myself a new liver or heart valve when these ones decide they're done.
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dragonshardz
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I dunno, really...

On one hand, cloning could be used for a lot of good, such as building a heart attack victim a new heart from his own cells.

On the other hand, though, cloning could be used in some pretty despicable ways. The book The House of the Scorpion is a sci-fi novel by Nancy Farmer. In it, clones are used as walking incubators for spare parts.

So, I'm really on the fence about cloning. If used intelligently, cloning can become a highly effective way to save lives without hurting anyone. Used unintelligently, though, and we could end up growing people for parts.

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Junior
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The way the system works right now, you'd have to clone yourself and then kill yourself for the spare parts. They're working on it right now so that we can grow isolated parts on farm animals, which I'm fine with, but I think it's diabolical to slaughter a person for his/her parts.
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Luemas
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Yeah, what about the clone?
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conradw
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I'm with junior actually.
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I would be more comfortable if we could skip the farm animals and grow them straight in the lab. But I am prepared to accept it as a step along the way.
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^Ditto!
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conradw
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so we're agreed then? cloning offers great benefits for mankind - only needs to be handled correctly.
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Concolor
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Yep, just like medicine, nuclear power, the ability to make knives, political power, facebook etc.
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Junior
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oh, I expected this to be much more controversial. Maybe a new member will come along and shake things up.
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We don't have enough crazy people in this forum. That's our main problem. Where are all the nutjobs?
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I would say "get Luemas" but he's already expressed his views here :D
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