Thoughts on cloning

[Ayano Katagiri]

what if it's a clone I ordered to act like me?

That clone would presumably die as well and each one will be hunted down by the collective group of anti-"single oppressor" clones.

Just a weird thought, how would everyone feel if one day they woke up and were told by freaky scientists that they were actually a clone of someone else and your services as this person were no longer needed?

 

[Black_Wolf]

lol Agent Smith.

I would but there's a money problem. 1 million yous = $1 trillion to make. XD

Hmm, $500 billion to purchase an army of 500 000. Not too bad actually.

Why pay money? I could take the Labs by force, And threaten the scientists to clone me. Once I have at least a force of 100,000, I will clone the scientists, deprive them of any freewill, then get rid of the originals and have them continue making my army. So one day, you will be vowing down to me.

 

[The Shadow]

To Flavaquil: I would scream my butt of and kill the scientist.

 

[22sa]

Why pay money? I could take the Labs by force, And threaten the scientists to clone me. Once I have at least a force of 100,000, I will clone the scientists, deprive them of any freewill, then get rid of the originals and have them continue making my army. So one day, you will be vowing down to me.

Ahh, I love Agent Smith.

Well, I'm sure those scientists need that money to buy the materials and run their facilities though. XD

 

[Jordan]

I do not believe in cloning perfect replica of any single organisms. I believe in free thoughts and the ability to live as an individual, not serve a single purpose for existence but a versatile future. Hey, I do not want to wake up and find out that I am but a reserve copy of an already existing human, so why do it to something else?

Jordan.

P.S.: End of goody-goody rant.

 

[Black_Wolf]

Ahh, I love Agent Smith.

Well, I'm sure those scientists need that money to buy the materials and run their facilities though. XD

The Corps doesn't pay me by the hour! I would not be able to pay for an Army, maybe a squad, but not an Army.

 

[Allstories]

wasn't the first sheep cloned named Molly?

No, it was Dolly.

ANYWAY, you can't have a clone that will do your homework or be your slave or something because clones still have to be born. You can't have an instant clone. Cloning isn't really all that different from in-vitro fertilization or having a twin. Get your stuff straight, people.

 

[Black_Wolf]

No, it was Dolly.

ANYWAY, you can't have a clone that will do your homework or be your slave or something because clones still have to be born. You can't have an instant clone. Cloning isn't really all that different from in-vitro fertilization or having a twin. Get your stuff straight, people.

Sounds like someone never saw Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The clones.

 

[Gerri Shin]

the way I see it, a clone is only a copy of your physical being. It may have the same DNA and look exactly like you, but its behavior and personality could be totally diferent. Its the experiences you have as you grow up, or in this case the experiences the Clone has as he grows up, that makes people who they are. experiance shapes the way we think, act, make decisions, and react. so while you may look alike, you and your clone could be totally different. Its like a sibling, except that you don't have the exact same DNA configuration, you still have the same two DNA combination, you still behave different and act different. as far as I know there is not a way to grow adults in some sort of Harvesting Facility like in the Matrix.

 

[txteclipse]

Cloning humans is rather disturbing to me, actually. Tampering with DNA is a no-go, as far as I'm concerned.

Let me put it in the words of a favorite quote of mine: "Scientists are so busy worrying about how to do things that they don't have enough time to worry about if they should be doing them."

 

[Gerri Shin]

o wow, oops I gave that whole long view of cloning, but forgot to mention whether I'm for or against it. I'm against it, theres really no point in it. sure it has its perks like extra organs, but a thinking breathing human has a soul. even a clone has a soul, they have to be born, God has to give life to it or else its just an empty shell walking around without purpose. what kind of life would that be. are we that cruel, a soceity to create a being whose only purpose is to provide organs? I don't think so, I believe that scientists should put more effort into finding ways to make new and innovative prosthetics. I'd live happier knowing that I had a machine inside me instead of an organ they killed a living, conscience being to get.

 

[txteclipse]

I'd be happy just knowing one of my organs was a machine, lol.

That would be so awesome...

 

[Jaimes]

Judging by a load of dumb responses, it would seem that a lot of people know nothing about cloning ¬_¬

• A identical twin is a 'clone' as are any organisms produced asexually.
• Clones of animals can be used to prevent specie extinction.
• Clones reduce the gene pool so advantageous alleles can be kept. (e.g you could have a load of super cows) and defected genes can be removed (like haemophilia genes)
• Cloning of tissues is used for reconstructive surgery.
• Cloning is already used in stem cell research which can be used for repairing/rebuilding/making new tissues or organs in sick patients.
• Cloning of bone marrow to produce RBCs for kids with leukemia
• Cloning of one persons genes can provide a child for an infertile couple.

If you think it's 'wrong' to copy a lump of cells to save a human life or aid medical progresson..then frankly you suck.

 

[MegamanC]

Cloning? I'd probably wouldn't clone myself...but my idea would probably not be suitable for some of those on this forums... *Wink wink*

- MegamanC

 

[Allen-kun]

I would hate to be cloned.

Because then I wouldn't be unique anymore and I'd think of my clone as a cheap version of myself who shouldn't belong in this world.

But cloning for organs and whatnot is a good idea, since some people have special blood types and finding a donor is hard.

 

[Live in Color]

Dolly the sheep, who became famous as the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell, has died.

The news was confirmed on Friday by the Roslin Institute, the Scottish research centre which created her.

A decision was taken to "euthanase" six-year-old Dolly after a veterinary examination showed that she had a progressive lung disease, the institute said in a statement.

Dolly died in February 2003. She was a 6 year old sheep.

Perhaps there are bad things that come out of cloning. Not a long lifespan, higher rate of catching disease, etc.

 

[Jaimes]

Dolly died in February 2003. She was a 6 year old sheep.

Perhaps there are bad things that come out of cloning. Not a long lifespan, higher rate of catching disease, etc.

Dolly was also put down because it had a disease common in sheep. Being a clone did not kill it ¬_¬

As a matter of fact cloning does not 'shorten a lifespan' or increase the chance of catching a disease. Just because it's made artificially doesn't make it 'not a real animal'. Clones have exactly the same genes as its parent & will genetically have the same likelihood of developing an illness if both are raised/treated identically. Well done for typing made-up rubbish.

By your logic, you might as well say that all identical twins & in-vitro born people are more likely to be sick and are going to die earlier? Nice. ¬_¬

 

[The Shadow]

This one lady wanted her dog cloned because it was sick and about to die. The lady was rich though.

 

[PB.]

As long as the animal that is having DNA extracted doesnt get hurt, Cloning doesnt really bother me

 

[Wish]

I did a debate for this a few months ago, I was for it, and I won.

This could be vital for medical research and help people with organ transplants. It could work. It would take a LOT of money and years to create a mass army of clones to use for evil purposes anyway, so why not? Some clones are headless. So technically speaking, they were never alive. They were just a shell with organs that could be used to save a life.

I mean, we've done it before to animals, Such as sheep. Although however, it would not be the same as the actual thing. Like some Stephen King story. The boy got killed, they cloned him, and his clone was now evil. So I wouldn't be supporting clones for entertainment purposes, but for solely medical purposes. This could help save lives ad help doctors to become better, being nothing but good to our world.