Cloning, are you for it, or not? Options

[*NatiMarie*]

Hopefully, this thread hasn't been made yet, sorry if it has...

Anywhoo:

Are you for or against cloning? Why or why not?

[tkproduce]

The world is so over populated now, what the heck do we need to clone for. I could see cloning for parts so to speak...like if you lose a limb you could clone an identical one so that the person wouldn't be handicapped, or internal organs as was mentioned before...but to clone people for the hell of it is something we don't need. I also wouldn't have a probelm with livestock being cloned so to keep the food cycle going...if ever the case arose that we had shortages.

Cloning may provide a physical shell, but that shell does not have a personality so to speak, so it would not be an exact replica except for the physical. You would have to learn the personality, just as we did from the time of our births

I think when people are mentioning no souls...they're trying to get across that you can clone the body, but you can't clone their mind so to speak, or what's inside(mentally).

You can't really clone just parts of the body, I don't think - maybe you can with simple things like a limb, but not with internal organs like kidneys and hearts. So you'll have to clone the whole body and then cut off the bits you want and throw away the rest. This shouldn't be a problem if clones don't have a soul.

As a matter of fact, if one could justify that clones have no souls, then it will makes things a lot easier. If they're just a physical shell with no personality, then I doubt an argument will arise. Companies will be allowed to manufacture clones and provide hospitals with human "parts" and make lots of money as well as saving a lot of lives.

However, because clones are "created" in almost the same way as any other human being, they have potential to lead a life. They will have personalities. Is it fair to use these clones the same way we use animals for experiments? Do clones have a "right" like other humans have? Some people think it is, others don't. That's where the argument lies.