I truly believe that Human cloning is a bad thing. It is a disgrace to God and His created Mankind. It can be considered as an intervention in God's natural processes. Also There is no need for human replicas when we already have a super growth rate of population.
Is it ok to answer that question with a question? When we start cloning humans.. How does that affect weather or not one has a soul.. will they be creating soulless beings? Far be it from me to scream the word antichrist here.. but it is a perplexing thought...
Is it ok to answer that question with a question? When we start cloning humans.. How does that affect weather or not one has a soul.. Will they be creating soulless beings? Far be it from me to scream the word antichrist here.. But it is a perplexing thought...
So far no humans have been cloned. Everyone here is getting way ahead of themselves and blowing things way out of proportion. The intent of human cloning, which, as yet, has not happened, is not meant to create a population of human clones!
Before I continue, why would it not be possible for a human clone to have a soul? If the clone were an exact replica of a person, would it not have the same mind and the ability to think? Why do you suppose it would be G-dless and soul-less? Just chew on that for a while.
Cloning research is being conducted with the idea of making things better for mankind. It is with the hope of being able to combat disease and to repair damage to the human body. If human cloning ever comes to fruition it would not be without some sort of regulation. The scientifc community along with government will be sure to oversee and control the process. We are not talking about mad scientists and Frankenstein monsters. We are not talking about anti-christs or creating humans.
Not everyone shares the religious views that have been expressed here. If we did, science would never be permitted to make any progress. I, for one, would welcome the chance to be free of my diabetes and leukemia. It is my hope that someday humanity won't have to suffer from such afflictions because cloning would be able to repair our bodies. I would be happy to see human suffering alleviated as a result of cloning.
You bring up some of the better points for cloning, however :evil giggle: the idea of govt. regulation isn't one that actually makes me feel any better about it..in fact it probably is what scares me the most.. My question about souls though was not merely to bring up the religion card.. but truly curiosity.. the idea of cloning a person for spare parts (which may be only a wrong understanding on my part) is a bit disturbing.. will the clone have the same rights as any other living person? will clones become the next group that will have civil rights activists up in arms??? There are so many questions.. And yes in history many times Religion has stood in the way of progress.. many who were right were tried as heretics... To ever reach any positive conclusion I think in some situations such as this one.. Both sides need to be weighed carefully.. I think we have learned through history that a good idea can be twisted to become the next heinous disaster.. and seemingly bad ideas can be the next great thing.. Whose to call this one.. to wipe out disease and to prolong life.. seems like a great idea.. but it leads to more questions that would make great debates.. Like SHOULD we prolong life.. what would that do to the population and all the affects thereof?? This would be a very interesting debate topic...
I believe that each one of us are created with a soul which only god can create and for us to even try to it do is wrong we should spend our money on creating more jobs any worry free day care and kids who only get to eat at school for girls who have nowhere to turn we need to take care of what we have
I don't believe we should create new problems. What if the clones don't turn out just right? If they show up with 1 leg, or a heart problem or some other defect, who is going to take care of them and pay for treatment? It will be you and I as taxpayers. Also it is God's place to create humans.