This was from a Rabbi. Not a Christian leader.
His opinion is meaningless to us Christians.
His opinion is meaningless to us Christians.
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SpaceProg said:Why not?Dracil said:Any living being? How about bacteria?Twincrier said:Humans have souls. It's not a traite that man can breed out of the species. How offensive to claim that another human is souless! Even if it were possible to tell if a person is absent a soul, there is no way to justify enslaving, abusing and using another living being.
After seeing "The Island" in a theater last night, I fervently believe that any clone of Scarlett Johannson would have a soul I'd like to date or vote for.Arnold_Philips said:I would date a clone, and maybe even vote for one.
Yep, it is pretty much just pre-natal cosmetic surgery. If anything identical twins could potentially have much more in common since they share a womb and thus almost identical development conditions. Plus, from a psychological perspective, their first three years will probably be spent together thus giving them far more similar personalities than a clone is likely to have.McCracAttack said:Correct me if I'm wrong, but it was my understanding that a clone is basically the same thing genetically as an identical twin.
Arnold_Philips said:Not that Dolly aged faster, but had already-aged genes. You accumulate mutations in your genome over your lifetime, and these were passed to Dolly, so she was already old when born.
Does a clone have a soul?
Dracil said:Because by living, you use bacteria. By taking antibiotics and other medicine, you abuse bacteria. By using bacteria to combat other bacteria, you've essentially enslaved the bacteria to fight for you.
Any further questions?
Chosen One said:This was from a Rabbi. Not a Christian leader.
His opinion is meaningless to us Christians.
mutantleader said:LOL! A rabbi's opinon is meaningless? You are kidding, right? I guess scientific opions are also meaningless. How about a particular rabbi that was crucified some two thousand years ago?
mutantleader said:...I guess scientific opions are also meaningless.
...A rabbi's opinon is meaningless? ...How about a particular rabbi that was crucified some two thousand years ago?
God gave us the tools of science. Life exists because of God. A clone is a genetic duplicate of a creature, plant, etc. A clone (in my opinion) would have a soul just like the original. It is just another form of biological engineering.
...I recall these same cries of playing God when the first test tube baby was concieved.
No, jeez. I presumed you could figure out I meant human beings. My bad.Jatopian said:So, agriculture is wrong? I dare say eating something counts as abuse. What about antibiotics that abuse bacteria? Need I go on?
If we took his advice, we wouldn't be cloning.sidiousmax225 said:This is why religion shouldn't involve itself in science. It will only lead to abuse, such as this. If we took his advice, we would use clone slave labor and have no issues with killing them.