Cloning Loved Ones

[gondola]

I guess I might clone myself just in case, but I'd never be the person who cloned family members, especially if they weren't that into it.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

I'd clone my 360 a few times, for when it pops its clogs.

 

[Stoic raptor]

no i would not. and to the the people who would make clones just to kill them, why would you do that. there still human beings, they would have feelings and shit

 

[frank220]

If you clone loved ones, you wouldn't cherish them. You know you can just make another Scotty the Wise-ass basset hound anytime you want.

 

[Biek]

Depends

Can I love Pamela Anderson?

Yeah id do something in those lines. I'd try to obtain the DNA of a specific person and clone her to be with me. I might go insane though and clone spares in case the other ... expires for reasons I wont go into.

 

[Eykal]

No. It wouldn't be the same. Memories make up a person...without memories, there is no real person. Even if they had every single memory...the original still would have died, would have had that last memory of dying. You would know. It wouldn't be the same.

 

[MikeOfThunder]

I would clone my self an army...
Then lead an attack, of the clones, against the government... yeah you see where im going...

Anywhooo!! Naw i wouldn't...

 

[Golden Gryphon]

Probably not. I doubt I'd be able to get over the fact that they were a clone even if they were like the other person in every respect.

On the other hand, I'd clone myself in a heartbeat.

 

[AgentNein]

Say it was within you're power to clone someone you loved who had died. The clone would have all the memories and act the same way that person would have.

Would you or would you not go through with the cloning and why?

I personally would not. It would seem to me as an insult to that person's memory and the clone would never be the same person.

No. It would be in poor ethics.

Not to mention it's theoretically impossible to restore memories and behavioral patterns to a clone. I don't think we would really ever have the technology for a full electro-neurologistic wipe and transfer, not to mention the process would likely drive the patient insane.

Not all philosophical thought exercises need to have their roots in reality.

 

[Blackadder51]

No, its ethically and morally wrong, also the significance of death would be lessened.

Edit: A poll would have worked well.

 

[TriggerUnhappy]

Never, even if they were exactly the same in every way, they could never take the place of the original. I'd always compare them to the person that died, and view them as just a replacement instead of a person.

 

[BuckminsterF]

No, they wouldn't have the same personality because they wouldn't have had the same past life. And, they might not look the same unless you copy the meta-genome

 

[MasterSqueak]

No. It would detract from the significance of death. We honor people's memories and the lives they lead. It's a slap in the face of person who passed away and to nature, who is already suffering do to our overpopulation of this planet.

There is no good reason behind a fully cloned human being.

Military purposes?

 

[I Stomp on Kittens]

I'de clone myself and have the other me go to school orrrrr i'de clone myself millions of times and take over the world with an army of Spencer!*Que Lightning!* Mwuhahahahahahaahaha

 

[Silver]

No. Unless they were someone who could bring a lot of good into this world, I wouldn't clone them for personal reasons. If it's a brilliant scientist about to cure cancer, then yes. And a few duplicates as well, to work on other projects.

If however, it was only someone very dear to me it'd be a very selfish thing to do, and besides, dying is natural, it happens to everyone, instead of wishing for something different, I think we should treasure the time we did have with our loved ones, instead of lamenting their passing, we should recognize how lucky we were to get to know them at all. Despairing about their deaths is as bad as making new copies when it comes to honouring their memory. For the record, I hold that philosophy when it comes to losing friends, or loved ones, no matter the reason, breaking up, moving away or just growing apart. Then again, people tell me I'm weird when it comes to this kind of stuff.


This of course doesn't consider the possibility of downloading someone's complete, full mind into a new shell, which is a different matter entirely and something I'd happily do, with the person's permission.

 

[dwightsteel]

No. It would detract from the significance of death. We honor people's memories and the lives they lead. It's a slap in the face of person who passed away and to nature, who is already suffering do to our overpopulation of this planet.

There is no good reason behind a fully cloned human being.

Military purposes?

...so you'd be ok with someone cloning your Grandpa, only to put him on the front lines to have him die? Essentially, you'd be making full grown humans who are literally made to do the bidding of the military...this doesn't at all sound to you like slavery, or at the very least, exploitation?

When I said there is no good reason, I meant this ESPECIALLY in the case of any military.

EDIT: Let me clarify something that was brought to my attention: I know that there have been some amazing developments in cloning for medical purposes (cloning new organs and the like), which I'm all for. At least in that case, we're extending longevity to the people already here. But to clone whole new people? I still say, with much fervor, there is no good reason for it.

 

[Skeleon]

Nah, I don't trust Tleilaxu gholas. You never know what they've been imprinted with.

Also, cloning'd be kind of creepy (since the real loved one will still exist, rotting in the ground somewhere).

 

[Casual Shinji]

Cloning anything seems iffy in my opinion.

We shouldn't dabble to much (or at all) with genetics. It's a power that doesn't belong to us and of wich we have absolutly no real understanding.

 

[Redingold]

Say it was within you're power to clone someone you loved who had died. The clone would have all the memories and act the same way that person would have.

Would you or would you not go through with the cloning and why?

I personally would not. It would seem to me as an insult to that person's memory and the clone would never be the same person.

Why would they be a different person? That's not what you said when you laid down the conditions.

The clone would have all the memories and act the same way that person would have.

So they would be the same person.

 

[Nemorov]

Uhh... never really cared enough about someone to put forth the effort.

Plus, that's kind of sick. >_>