The outrage over the subject of cloning is similar to the aftermath of any previous controversial scientific revolution. Evolution, the heliocentric solar system, the fossil record, and many more have made quite an impact in the religious and scientific communities. In almost all of these cases western religion takes the most offense, claiming that cloning animals is 'playing God '. However in the case of reproductive cloning Eastern religions have a different opinion and view. Buddhist and Hindus believe that it is karma and that people are reincarnated as their previous lives dictated. (NY TIMES) The argument that God is against cloning assumes that when the scientist created the embryo and the animal is born that God has no part in its
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The appearance of free will is also questioned as some people believe that clones would not be able to make their own decisions and have a unique life. For humans the idea of being created in God 's image is a large issue because the clone would be created in the image of the parent and would not have unique attributes. Cloning should not be considered unethical and wrong on the basis of a religious group.
Another large objection is the potential for consequences to cloning, most of these consequences are based on rash emotional decisions on the side of fear. Things such as an ‘army’ of clones or enslavement are common and farfetched. For one, the cost just to clone pets is outlandish and with humans that could be enslaved in existence, why pay millions to clone a single slave at a time. Perhaps these events could occur in a future where cloning is a common part of everyday life, but not anywhere within the next half century. These assumptions about the inevitable abuse of cloning technology are created to excuse the loss of naturally conceived human lives. They are not based on logic and do …show more content…
Genetic Research could grow in leaps and bounds due to scientist 's new found technology that can analyze and test the evolution and appearances of disease by clones of people who have contracted the illness. This also leads into the topic of organ donation which thanks to therapeutic cloning prevents the case of immunological rejection of the transplant. Recovery from paralytic experiences would also become possible as nerve cells and muscle tissue can be regenerated to allow the patient mobility. In certain cases populations of endangered species could be restored if the gene pool of the remaining organisms was diverse enough. In addition extinct organisms can be cloned if there is a similar species of surrogate and an existing DNA sample from the organism. Previous species of humans and the phenotypic appearance of humans from centuries past can all be accessed by gaining a nucleus of the dead organism. The potential for good in the case of cloning certainly outweighs the
The appearance of free will is also questioned as some people believe that clones would not be able to make their own decisions and have a unique life. For humans the idea of being created in God 's image is a large issue because the clone would be created in the image of the parent and would not have unique attributes. Cloning should not be considered unethical and wrong on the basis of a religious group.
Another large objection is the potential for consequences to cloning, most of these consequences are based on rash emotional decisions on the side of fear. Things such as an ‘army’ of clones or enslavement are common and farfetched. For one, the cost just to clone pets is outlandish and with humans that could be enslaved in existence, why pay millions to clone a single slave at a time. Perhaps these events could occur in a future where cloning is a common part of everyday life, but not anywhere within the next half century. These assumptions about the inevitable abuse of cloning technology are created to excuse the loss of naturally conceived human lives. They are not based on logic and do …show more content…
Genetic Research could grow in leaps and bounds due to scientist 's new found technology that can analyze and test the evolution and appearances of disease by clones of people who have contracted the illness. This also leads into the topic of organ donation which thanks to therapeutic cloning prevents the case of immunological rejection of the transplant. Recovery from paralytic experiences would also become possible as nerve cells and muscle tissue can be regenerated to allow the patient mobility. In certain cases populations of endangered species could be restored if the gene pool of the remaining organisms was diverse enough. In addition extinct organisms can be cloned if there is a similar species of surrogate and an existing DNA sample from the organism. Previous species of humans and the phenotypic appearance of humans from centuries past can all be accessed by gaining a nucleus of the dead organism. The potential for good in the case of cloning certainly outweighs the