Cloning

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Cloning; Is it ethical/moral?
Topic Started: Mar 16 2008, 08:44 PM (236 Views)
Mike	Mar 16 2008, 08:44 PM Post #1
Official BB Coda Posts: 966 Group: Moderator/ZNR Staff Member #856 Joined: February 2, 2007	It had to come up sometime. I want to know everyone's opinions on the ethics of cloning. While I am against embryonic stem cell research, I believe adult stem cell research is an acceptable method of obtaining stem cells for cloning of organs and such. Although I am a Christian, and the typical response by many of us is that cloning is "playing God", I do not consider it such, and have yet to find anything the Lord would have against it. After all, the creation and use of medicines to prolong life could also be considered playing God could it not? I believe He has provided such tools for us to discover and utilize, such as electricity for example. Cloning is another valuable asset for humankind.
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Silvereye	May 26 2008, 03:02 AM Post #2
BB Alpha Posts: 11 Group: Members Member #5,486 Joined: May 26, 2008	Haven't a clue. I don't have morals. I'm interested in the other responses.



Morgan	Jun 8 2008, 05:05 PM Post #3
Safe Boating Is No Accident Posts: 1,633 Group: Moderator Member #5,747 Joined: June 8, 2008 Blog The Night Wears a Sombrero	I think it's kind of weird, but I don't see anything morally wrong with it. It helps people without hurting anyone else. That's okay in my book.



vibrant	Jun 13 2008, 06:48 AM Post #4
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HelenaZF	Jun 13 2008, 09:08 AM Post #5
advanced techno-feeb Posts: 6,037 Group: Admin Member #4 Joined: June 2, 2006 Mood Chipper Blog moving day	The problem with cloning is that taken to its logical conclusion, is that you can "create" or xerox a genetic copy of a human being. Up until that point, cloning can be seen as medicine....as in making replacement parts for someone who is ill and and would die without them. What has people worried about it is the crossing of that line between just making new parts, and making new people. We back up blood by storing extra preceeding surgeries. In a way, we already "clone" skin by growning cultures of it to cover areas of burn victims and plastic surgery patients. Organs and muscles woudl be the next logical step. It would be hard to argue against that. But what about someone with a brain tumor? If we had the tecnology to clone a brain and transplant it into the same person, would the person be the same person afterward? Those are the questions that require an answer before moving into those kinds of areas.
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Leon	Jul 1 2008, 08:56 AM Post #6
BB Gamma Posts: 181 Group: Members Member #5,319 Joined: May 11, 2008	I'm against it :# It's weird xD
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.Xstinct	Jul 7 2008, 07:00 AM Post #7
Me,Myself and my other 5 personalities... Posts: 317 Group: Members Member #4,209 Joined: December 17, 2007 Mood Bored	.Leon Jul 1 2008, 08:56 AM I'm against it :# It's weird xD I would love to know what you consider to be weird about it....care to enlighten me?
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Mahala	Jul 12 2008, 03:42 PM Post #8
BB Alpha Posts: 27 Group: Members Member #6,484 Joined: July 12, 2008	I think that because one thing can lead to another, cloning shouldn't be done. If humans figure out how to clone organs, how long will it be to clone humans? That idea=a big no no. What if someone, say, cloned Osama bin Laden? That wouldn't be very nice, would it? A harmless example of cloning is the story of the dog that was cloned, and now the puppies are for sale. They're exactly like the first dog that passed away. Okay, so the dog passed away. Everything will eventually. Once something is done, its done. That was a very....interesting response to the topic. Still, I would think cloning to some extent would be okay, but who knows where it would lead to?



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