The reason cloning will never work or living forever

[Tjufsen]

Hitler did try, he wanted certain species to be revived. But, the problem is that DNA is just the body, and when a soul is gone, the species is gone for good too. The soul is created differently from the start, not from DNA, transferred from being to being. Therefore, it will never be possible to clone completely, or to revive extinct species. And then it is also impossible to live forever, since the soul ages. The normal way of thinking is that the body ages, but that applies mostly to people who are part of society, who hold on to things mentally. A normal person will look the same all his life, with a body of normal function, but people in society will have a body that ages then, unpleasant death also since the body gives in first. It is an old wisdom actually that the body is not from DNA but is passed on from life to life, it's just the time we live in now where the cynical decide what others will think, but they never manage to figure out how to live forever even , they just go in their own thoughts, and try to make others think the same

 

[Josheb]

Give Roger Penrose's "The Emperor's New Mind" a read. He discusses some of the problems with cloning, such as how do we treat the clone as the original when the clone may have all the memories of the original but none of the original's actual experiences? Penrose is the guy who oversaw Stephen Hawkins' doctorate. Penrose's commentary on entropy is also quite fascinating. Excerpts can be read HERE.

 

[bèlla]

A clone has the consciousness of the source and a host. That's all the body is in that example. If you line up the same principle biblically you'll see why it would appeal to some. Angels have bodies. Whether they're fallen or not. Their celestial form remain. Who would benefit from a host? Follow the trail and you'll understand.

~bella

 

[RileyG]

Essentially telomeres wear out and we all eventually die. It’s inevitable. I do not know if clones actually have souls or not. I’m no theologian.