2007-01-01 14:11:49 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Absolutely not !
We have no right to tamper with such things, it could get out of hand.
2007-01-01 14:14:54 · answer #1 · answered by Bridget 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't think it's a good idea simply because if they get something wrong scientifically, there'll be a lot of sick people around. As for clones themselves, it's really not as big a deal as people think. Do you realize that that's all that identical twins are? They're natural clones. It's one egg, one sperm, that is meant to become one person. Then, for some reason that science still can't explain, the fertilized egg divides and becomes two people instead. The two people even have the exact same DNA makeup. So if you cloned people, that's all you would get. An identical twin.
2007-01-01 22:17:30 · answer #2 · answered by Jess H 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes and no. I think it's great to be able to clone tissue (so like a burn victim can have their skin cloned and then grow in a lab so it can be put back on them... that way they don't have burn marks for the rest of their lives), but to clone an entire human being? Way no--keep the baby-making to the bedroom.
2007-01-01 22:15:20 · answer #3 · answered by ImagoDei 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe abortion is wrong because I believe life begins when the egg is fertilized and it begins to grow.
During the process of cloning, there are many many attempts before there is success. The result is that there are many, many fertilized eggs (embryos) that are discarded (thrown away) in the search for a healthy one to implant.
Also many of the ones implanted develop deformities. Before the "success" of dolly the sheep, there were many deform sheep that were produced. If we clone humans, what will be done with the large percentage of birth defects that will be produced, assuming they survive?
With cloning, there is failure after failure before a successful, healthy clone is produced. I don't think we should delve into an area where the failure rate is so high and a failure means dead, dying, and deformed people.
2007-01-01 22:26:34 · answer #4 · answered by JoeBama 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't see a problem, it is simply a controlled artificial form of creating an identical twin.
Now I would object on doing experiments on clones, except in studying the differences between the original and its clones when voluntarily accepted by the parents/guardians.
2007-01-01 22:17:21 · answer #5 · answered by Night Shade 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Embryonic cloning to collect stem cells, and stuff like that is absolutely fine.
Allowing the clone to grow into a person would be problematic, as it would then be unethical to harvest their organs, and we don't really need more people.
2007-01-01 22:17:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the fundamental question to ask is whether there is a practical reason to clone anybody.
bringing back a dead loved one is not practical, their personality would differ same dna or not, so u can't actually have the same person, u can only have a look alike.
so why clone anyone?
2007-01-01 22:28:14 · answer #7 · answered by implosion13 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are many clones in the world. We call them "identical twins:"
2007-01-01 23:33:53 · answer #8 · answered by Dawn G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's ok. At one time the christian church fought against every major medical advance -- e.g transplants, blood transfusions, etc. What's the big deal with cloning? If it contradicts a theology then the theology needs to adapt.
2007-01-01 22:17:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is a touchy subject, cause I'm usually all for going forward in science, but I have to say no, its not right. It might be good in some cases, like abortion, but I can't think of any right now
2007-01-01 22:15:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
cloning is illegal in the us so i dont know but i think its wrong
2007-01-01 22:14:54 · answer #11 · answered by abcemilyxyz 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋