The possibility of human cloning rose when Scottish scientists at Roslin Institute created the much-celebrated sheep "Dolly", this thrill the worldwide interest and concern because of its scientific and ethical implications. Dolly, a Finn-Dorset ewe, was the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell. She was cloned at the Roslin Institute in Scotland and lived there from her birth in 1996 until her death in 2003 when she was six. Her stuffed remains were placed at Edinburgh's Royal Museum, part of the National Museums of Scotland. Researchers have also cloned other animals such as goats, cows, mice, pigs, cats, rabbits, and a gaur.
Human cloning is an organism that involves in replicating the DNA of that organism in a new organism that, as a result, has the same exact features and characteristics. Human Cloning would mean recreating the person that is being cloned.
The possibility of human cloning rose when Scottish scientists at Roslin Institute created the much-celebrated sheep "Dolly", this thrill the worldwide interest and concern because of its scientific and ethical implications. Dolly, a Finn-Dorset ewe, was the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell. She was cloned at the Roslin Institute in Scotland and lived there from her birth in 1996 until her death in 2003 when she was six. Her stuffed remains were placed at Edinburgh's Royal Museum, part of the National Museums of Scotland. Researchers have also cloned other animals such as goats, cows, mice, pigs, cats, rabbits, and a gaur.
Human cloning is an organism that involves in replicating the DNA of that organism in a new organism that, as a result, has the same exact features and characteristics. Human Cloning would mean recreating the person that is being cloned.
Truly, the ethical and societal issues of human cloning may be the most crucial. First, creation of super humans (technical Übermensch) as a commercial availability for rich people. Second, production of super slave soldiers without conscience which can mean the end of democracy and the start of rule of a few or one ruthless dictators. Even regarding Christian approach, this would mean the control of antichrist.
As to the ”positive” way, it may be a step towards immortality or an opportunity for childless people.
Thus, I think the aims of human cloning as well as the availability of its results are the most dangerous events and outlooks.
Cloning is aimed to produce transgenic animals with human genes whose heart, liver or kidneys might be useable as organ transplants in humans. This would save many lives; thousands of people die each year waiting for available human organs. Once achieved, transgenic animals could be cloned to produce as many organs as are needed. Till now the success rate is very low and cloned animals tend to have higher rates of infection, tumour growth, and other disorders. Human cloning would not be good idea because the reproductive cloning is not yet a fool-proof method. Some individuals and groups have expressed concerns about adverse effects of embryo cloning in humans on ethical grounds. It is like tampering with genetics in human beings that probability can result in deliberate reproduction of undesirable traits. When the gene or genes that determine sexual orientation are located, cloning could also be used to eliminate zygotes of a particular sexual orientation. Once the "perfect human" was developed, embryo cloning could be used to replicate that individual and conceivably produce unlimited numbers of clones. The same approach could be used to create a genetic underclass for exploitation: e.g. individuals with sub-normal intelligence and above normal strength. Furthermore cloning will put human and animal rights at stake. Unnatural reproductive cloning could potentially violate religious beliefs.
I liked Dear Marcel's answer.stating "You can clone the biology, but can you clone the soul/consciousness/.".Cloning is just trying to copy the nature's original creation. But original will remain original.
Cloning clearly means transgressing the nature as a new individual is born not out natural reproductive process, but through artificial procedures. Sex, which has conventionally been seen as nature’s instrument to reproduce, will weaken in terms of its importance, if cloning takes over.
From the drastic impacts of human exploitation on environment that we see today, we can derive one sure thing – whenever man has tried to interfere with nature’s self-regulatory systems, he has involuntarily invited havoc.
Similarly, large scale cloning too may have a drastic impact on our ecosystem. Since all of this is occurring unnaturally, mode of disposal might crop up as a serious problem.
There is physical cloning, but what about spiritual/mental cloning, e.g. forcing people to think in exactly the same manner? I presume that biology prevents this given the complexity of biology and the environments of experience?
There are certainly some issues that need to be worked out with the science of human cloning before it becomes part of the regular routine. By examining the pros and cons of this technology, we can all come together to find some middle ground.
What if there is an interaction between more controlled physical cloning (e.g. via biology-based energy expressions) and uncontrolled spiritual cloning (e.g. via spiritually-based energy expressions)?
@Marcel- During the normal lives, physical bodies and spirit-minds are connected and work harmoniously with each other. Upon death, the two are separated; bodies die and spirit-minds move on to another realm. Minds presumably have the features of privateness, non-localizability and intentionality; mere bodies seem to lack these three features. If one's mind is composed of spirit then after death consciousness could continue to exist in a spirit realm. So the hypothetical side effects (which may not be primary) of human cloning (physical cloning) as I could collect from your remark "What if there is an interaction between more controlled physical cloning and uncontrolled spiritual cloning" perhaps has not been thought so far.
Human cloning may not be a distant dream.Before proceeding towards it many ethical aspects have to be considered.Creating humans just for the purpose of organ shortage is dangerous.The clones cannot be treated as mere scientific experimental animal.There will be many legal ,ethical issues associated with it.