Thread: Why is cloning "profoundly wrong"?

Originally Posted by honedright

I think the holy grail of cloning would be to develop a non-human host for vital organs. The idea is to be able to transplant human tissue without the need for anti-rejection therapy which suppresses the immune system.

Hence my brainless "human" body idea. Now, how to get one to grow correctly without relying on a brain....someone else solve that one.

Allow me to quote a selection from the famous pro stem cell research song:

Isn't it bliss?
Don't you approve?
One who keeps tearing around,
One who can't move...
Where are the clones?
Send in the clones.

...

Send in the clones......... Don't bother, they're here.

Says it all, really.

I agree with Mark - cloning is not profoundly wrong. Just like guns or atom bombs are not profoundly wrong. A thing cannot be profoundly wrong - it just is. Actions can be profoundly wrong, not things.

James.

Originally Posted by smokelaw1

Hence my brainless "human" body idea. Now, how to get one to grow correctly without relying on a brain....someone else solve that one.

Geez, look around... That's been going on for quite awhile now.



Scott

I didn't have time to read this: Thinking Twice: Cloning and IVF but skimming over the article, it looks interesting.

I'll read it later when I have time, but thought I'd post it for others to consider.



Scott