Seems to me that the twin argument might hold water. Any alternate ideas out there? Are clones just twins? Does the presence of genetic matter presuppose the existence of a soul?"Cloning occurs TODAY and has been going on since before mankind. Identical twins ARE clones exactly as as a scientist could only dream of making (so far)."
"What kind of a moron are you? Identical twins don't have souls any less identical than the souls of a clone and the person it was cloned from. This isn't some kind of a theological quagmire."
"What an utterly inane question. As has been pointed out, a clone is merely a fancy name for a twin (albeit an artificially conceived twin). The notion of clones as zombielike doppelgangers is just sci-fi nonsense."
Are clones just twins?
In an articled titled "Clone Me, Clone You: Does the Soul Get Copied Too?" wired.com asks the question: "Would a cloned human being have a soul?" Here are a few answers to the question given by commenters:
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If God exists, and people have souls, does anyone think humans have the ability to not include them in new human beings? I think what they really want to know is are clones human.
ReplyDeleteI was wondering if I'd get any comments on this one Mike.. don't think many are interested in this issue.
ReplyDeleteI think a cloned human (if/when there be one) would be human in every sense.. why wouldn't they?
That is my thinking as well, but I think science fiction over the years has instilled some fear into some people, who think clones will be soulless monsters.
ReplyDelete"soulless monsters".. I know some of those.. but don't think they are clones :)
ReplyDeleteIt's more efficient to say politician. ;-)
ReplyDeleteNow THAT was funny!
ReplyDeleteMy wife and I had twins. There were days when I thought they might be soulless monsters, but it turns out all teenagers are like that.
ReplyDeleteThis is an "angels on the head of a pin" question. Life is sacred, and the nature of life and souls resides in the hands of God. If we cause a life to be created, whether by natural or artificial means, it is still a life, and it will have as much soul as any other.
I know for a fact that 9,564,879,234,872 angels can fit on the head of a pin. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI hear you ASM.. Ii had teenagers.. agree that "it is still a life".
ReplyDeleteAnd I guess I would need some specifics about that needle :)