Human Cloning
Cloning has been a hot science topic in the past several years. Scientists have successfully cloned a variety of animals. A few have even claimed to have cloned humans, but have not provided evidence of it.
Without getting into the moral implications of bringing back the dead, my objection to cloning is that I don't believe it can really be done. By that I mean that the clone may be a genetic duplicate, but will otherwise be a unique individual. Genetics only determines the makeup of the physical body and, to some extent, the mind because it is connected to the brain. A clone, however, will not have the same spirit, soul, and energy centers as the original. It also won't be living in exactly the same environment. All of these things will result in a person that may physically resemble the original, but will otherwise be quite different. Even the physical body will change based on the different personality of the clone. The clone may eat differently, exercise differently and work differently. All of those things change the physical appearance so the clone won't even look like the original once it has grown.
So the idea of cloning Einstein, Gandhi, Abe Lincoln, or other greats simply won't work. The clone will be a unique individual.
Without getting into the moral implications of bringing back the dead, my objection to cloning is that I don't believe it can really be done. By that I mean that the clone may be a genetic duplicate, but will otherwise be a unique individual. Genetics only determines the makeup of the physical body and, to some extent, the mind because it is connected to the brain. A clone, however, will not have the same spirit, soul, and energy centers as the original. It also won't be living in exactly the same environment. All of these things will result in a person that may physically resemble the original, but will otherwise be quite different. Even the physical body will change based on the different personality of the clone. The clone may eat differently, exercise differently and work differently. All of those things change the physical appearance so the clone won't even look like the original once it has grown.
So the idea of cloning Einstein, Gandhi, Abe Lincoln, or other greats simply won't work. The clone will be a unique individual.
I agree with you about Human and Animal cloning. Each and every one of us, including all animals were created by God with our own special features and personalities and we have no right to try to duplicate His creations. Only God can create life. We have no business going there. I think that our Government should take the millions of dollars that are being spent on cloning research and instead spend that money on our homeless people and the poverty stricken children in Applacia. This Country has a very large population of poor, starving children that need help. And I believe that we should be concentrating on helping our own people in this Country who need our help, instead of worrying about cloning a souless creature. We all need to step up and help in any way we can. I read a quote once that said that we are here to help this planet and all it's inhabitants in any way we can. I think we are here to do our best to help this planet and I believe we will be judged by the way we live our lives and the way we treat all the beings that pass through our lives. Not by the material things we have accumulated. We all need to do something NOW. Do something,anything. Contribute something to you're world.
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Well put. You will probably want to see the article on the ABC New social experiments I'll be posting in a few days.
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