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The Omega
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 Gender: Female
Location: Denmark |
 Your take on cloning and genetics.
With such a wide distribution of people, from all over the world, I'm curious to learn your opinion on genetics and cloning.
Yes? No?
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Aug 19th, 2003 01:00 PM |
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Ushgarak
Paladin
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Location: Chelmsford, Essex, UK Co-Admin |
I am cool with it.
But do remember that if this turns into a contentious debate that might have in the past belonged in the Debating forum, then I will probably close this.
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Aug 19th, 2003 01:05 PM |
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The Omega
Z10N0101
Gender: Female
Location: Denmark |
No prob, Ush.
I can’t make up my mind, so I’m interested in what other people think. If it belongs somewhere else, I’ll just open it in the appropriate forum.
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Aug 19th, 2003 01:25 PM |
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Kes
Philie
 Gender: Female
Location: Lisbon, Portugal |
Kinda scary.You know playing God (thou I dont believe in God) 
Its just so complex with so many things that can go wrong...Dolly wasn't made at the 1st try  Plus she had all these health problems. Now imagine that in a human.
I guess it can be good and bad. Depends on who uses it.
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Aug 19th, 2003 01:57 PM |
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skule
blissfully ignorant
 Gender: Male
Location: go straight, turn right, |
i like the aspect of genetic research and the idea of cloning certain cells to help diseases.
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Aug 19th, 2003 05:31 PM |
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ChinaNiki
Dancing Queen
 Gender: Female
Location: The Pyramid |
I worry about the use of genetics by insurance companies to deny coverage to people who are carriers of certain genes. Or to deny coverage to pregnant women who choose to have a baby who has been diagnosed before birth with spina bifida, downe's syndrome, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, or other conditions that will require a lot of medical upkeep.
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Aug 19th, 2003 05:50 PM |
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jinXed by JaNx
Senior Member
 Gender: Male
Location: Pittsburgh |
I think its a door in science if opened itll open many, many more doors of discovery. Goals in genetic cloning to find cures for paralysis and nerve damage,and organ transplants and if a cure for these problems lie within genetic cloning then i think its a must. However the people who want to clone humans just for the sake of cloning humans i think is totaly un nessicary. Humans already have the beautifull gift of being able to give life why do we need another source that is un pure.
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Aug 19th, 2003 05:59 PM |
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Dr. Leg Kick
Aesculapius
 Gender: Male
Location: Los Angeles |
cloning sheeps and other animals are good for studies but cloning humans is wrong.
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Aug 19th, 2003 06:22 PM |
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Dexx
wingless
Gender: Male
Location: Bucharest, Romania |
i definitely agree w ith cloning helping in medical advancements. like cloning organs for transplants. But i'm against human cloning.
genetical tampering might bring us some advantages...but you know...it's a dangerous toy to play with. We'll see
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Aug 19th, 2003 06:26 PM |
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buffymitch
Colossus
 Gender: Male
Location: Suriname |
I am against cloning but i'm all for genetic research. i'm not exactly well informed on this subject but i do know that there is a posibillity that they can cure a lot of diseases. the stem cells research sounds like a miracle. but cloning another human being just feels inhumane
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Aug 19th, 2003 07:30 PM |
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Devil King
Restricted
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Location: ..Is In Sanity Account Restricted |
It is our future. Cloning will, in the long run, both save and destroy humanity. You didn't really think those tall grey aliens were actually aliens, did you? That's us from the future. After we've genetically manipulated ourselves to the brink of extinction. But, really, I think the benefits of human cloning far out weight the disadvantages. I say we go for it full steam. All we have to do is get rid of the religious extremists and we can proceede the way god intended.
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Aug 19th, 2003 07:45 PM |
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ChinaNiki
Dancing Queen
Gender: Female
Location: The Pyramid |
down with extremist!
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Aug 19th, 2003 08:01 PM |
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Tex
Yumsz
 Gender: Unspecified
Location: Tampa, FL, USA |
I think they should clone headless humans, grow them in mechanical wombs (matrix) and harvest the organs
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Aug 19th, 2003 08:10 PM |
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Ushgarak
Paladin
Gender: Male
Location: Chelmsford, Essex, UK Co-Admin |
"I worry about the use of genetics by insurance companies to deny coverage to people who are carriers of certain genes."
Are you saying insurers have no right to do that? And if so, why don't they? They are running a business, not a public service.
What you are actually worried about there is that by unlocking the understanding of genetics we will be able to tell who is better built than others- what we have been given by chance. This is, indeed, quite a Pandora's Box- but staying in ignorance is rarely a better option.
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Aug 19th, 2003 10:04 PM |
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Tired-Hiker
El Bastardo
 Gender: Male
Location: Sailing the seas of cheese. |
Let's say I lose an arm while disc golfing, right. I'd be all for the idea of cloning me a body part and attaching it back on, hence a new arm. Also cloning plants like tomatos and herbs is right on as well. I believe cloning is here to stay. I guess we'll find out if that George Lucas guy right.
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Aug 19th, 2003 10:21 PM |
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jinXed by JaNx
Senior Member
Gender: Male
Location: Pittsburgh |
why clone humans when the can already be made, genetic cloning is another thing but why waste time energy and funding on amking somthing we already can
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Aug 20th, 2003 01:20 AM |
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Ushgarak
Paladin
Gender: Male
Location: Chelmsford, Essex, UK Co-Admin |
For people that cannot.
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Aug 20th, 2003 01:49 AM |
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Dexx
wingless
Gender: Male
Location: Bucharest, Romania |
it SHOULD not...tell me. anyone..i can't think of any reason(morally accepted) of clining humans.
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Aug 20th, 2003 01:57 AM |
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Rogue Jedi
Restricted
 Gender: Male
Location: On my way to the Cage Account Restricted |
i dont condone cloning. its not natural.
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Aug 20th, 2003 02:12 AM |
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Rogue Jedi
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Gender: Male
Location: On my way to the Cage Account Restricted |
unless we are talking about troopers.
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