Do you think cloning people is good or bad?

Do you think that it's possible that your resentment comes from the fact that we don't know much about the subject? Cause 500 years ago, Leonardo daVinci had to cut corpses secretly at night so that no one finds out because people thought this is a sin. But still, medicine evolved mostly because of people who broke the sin barrier.

I mean, I wonder what will people think about cloning 500 years from now. Would they be scared of that? Or maybe it's gonna be something normal?

Even for me is the same thought. I am against the cloning of human beings. Why? simple! I don't see much utility in cloning. Who in the past dissected cadavers in secret at least he did it for real utility. This utility was to know the human body to be able to cure. But why clone? I don't conceive..

Well, pallino, it could be because clones can be used for replacing organs for people who need them (we all know that human beings don't like to donate their bodies not even after death). Don't you think?

Cloning is already being used for species that are disappearing, which indeed might be a god thing, since there are so many nowadays. Could be a good solution, although we don't really know yet if there are any dangerous side effects on a long term.
And yes, I do agree with you. In my opinion, the worst part about cloning is people's reaction to it. They will exclude human clones, forgetting that we created them and that they have a soul. Which might mean that mankind isn't ready for this step, yet.

that's right, i have no problem with cloning animals for food.

Hi ybong007: I don't see the dilemma as people "playing god". This is a problem abou ethics. If they clon persons respecting the dignity of the human being that will be created i think there's nothing wrong with it. When a medical center make a caesarian operation they play god, because this little baby was supposed to die

ybong, i take it you don't want to be God. It's hard for me to believe that there really is someone on this planet who doesn't want to be God (at least for a day), but I won't argue with you. My question is: why do you think that cloning means playing God? Isn't planting seeds for a plant to grow playing God? Or getting pregnant and giving birth to a baby? Or creating a fabulous and fascinating piece of art?

True. So true that I don't have anything to add.
Except for the question: would you clone yourself now? (Now as in the immediate future, not this moment) Or rather now as in this stage of human cloning research.

No. I don't need a clone of myself. I am anyway a hard to handle person so, really, there' s no need for more than one me:) Therefore, I wouldn' t do it. ... How about you, Lightwarrior? How many of you's do you reckon you would like to have and why?
Btw I have just thought about what to do with a clone. And I am sure cloning will be illegal until the end of days:))

Hahaha! I just imagined my clone wondering through my wardrobe!! I'm pretty sure that's the first thing she'll do!!:)) I don't want to clone myself, but I've tried to picture what I'd feel if someone would clone me and I'd meet myself on the street. And I can only come up with some ideas without really knowing what I feel until it would actually happen.

But please, tell me what use did you find to your clone that made you think it would be illegal till the end of days?

I'm saying the same thing. We all know that people don't care about anything but them, their family, friends and (maybe, not in all cases) co-nationals. That's the big problem with cloning these days. Uninformed humans' reaction to the subject.

I tend to agree with you, although I can see the downside of cloning too. For me, it's not entirely good, nor entirely bad either. And I'm not sure that a totally cloned world would not survive, why do you think it could not evolve or change when needed?

If you look at this sentence: "God is the only one who has the right to give and take life", don't you immediately find a number of examples that prove it wrong? And if God is the only one who can give rights, don't you think that the man discovering how to clone is God's will?

Good point, Lightwarrior.

Yes, my thoughts almost exactly.:)))
Depending on the angle from which you look at the "situation" you see one truth or the other (that would be the good side or the bad side). This works for ANYthing else, from wondering whether you should go to that college, take that job, marry that guy, have kids when you're 20, etc. All of these situations and every other situation in our lives has a good side and a bad side.

I guess anything used for good will do good. And anything used for bad will become bad. And, indeed, depending who's observing. Al Qaida ( if it is for real) and Obama, for sure have different opinions about what's good and what's bad. A lot of people think that God is the good one and the Devil is the bad one. Some other think they are the same. And others are just thinking that we need new standards. And a few people understood that everything is good and bad in the same time. If it looks good now, it contains the potential of becoming bad sometime. And the reverse. Yin and Yang. Our polarized and magnificent world where the balanced between 2 extremes should always be maintained on zero if you want peace. And humans need knowledge. And they HAVE to learn the dark side to realize the existence of the good side. So, I guess it is inevitable to have both the angels and the demons as results of legalizing human cloning.

Very well-said vvroom. Amen to that.

I bet you're a Star Wars fan, VVroom! And I'm pretty sure you know which pill (blue or red) you should pick also!:)) Thanks for the input, zen master! And, as Fulltank said, Amen to that!

I'm a Matrix fan too. Did you know it is based on an ancient hindu tale?

No, I didn't. But I suppose the ancient hindu didn't imagine machines taking over human reality. Or did they?

It's one of the best applications of cloning, in my opinion. I wouldn't have any problem living with a cloned organ in my body and I think most of the people wouldn't when facing the possibility of death. They're against it now, but when they'll realize this is the only way to survive, they wouldn't think twice, as much virulent as they might be now.