Would you allow yourself to be cloned if given the opportunity?

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  • If it would be successful in advancing science, then yes, I'd be a willing subject.

    Of course this is just hypothetical, but yes, I'd be a willing subject for a cloning experiment. I'm not going to live forever, so why not give my genes a second chance? Really, I would only agree to it for the purposes of advancing science. I would obviously want to know first what purpose the clone was intended to serve.

    Yes Th4Fire

  • It's just a twin, for heavan's sake.

    A clone is only different from an identical twin in that the method of initiation of the zygote is different. In all other ways, it's just a twin. Younger twins are accorded all the rights of a regular human being, so why not a clone? Any other point of view is just silly.

    Yes Anonymous

  • No, I would not allow myself to be cloned if given the opportunity because it would make me morally uncomfortable.

    I would not want to be cloned because, in essence, human cloning makes me uncomfortable. Also, I have certain problems in my constitution that I don't think should be passed on to another human being with that much certainty. At least if I have children biologically, the combination of my and my partner's DNA give the child a chance to not have, at least all, of my genetic problems.

    Yes EvelynP

  • Let's do this clone thing!

    When i walk around my town i can think of only one thing that would make it better, more of me. Just think of what it would be like to save loved ones with cancer and to re-create the world's visionaries. Doctor King would still be here, Ghandi, and all the others who have helped shape the world we know of today. I know that it will never happen, just a good thought.

    Yes Anonymous

  • I would allow myself to be cloned, because then I might, at long last, understand me.

    Initially, it's a creepy thought. The idea of living in a world where there exists two of yourself is the stuff of sci-fi B-movies, but imagine the possibilities. At this time, there is only one person in the expanse of the universe that truly understands what it is like to be you: you. To fully come to terms with yourself, to study your patterns and inconsistencies; to sit down and talk to yourself about what it all means... that's the dream, I think.

    Yes ShimBoIt

  • If someone wanted to clone me I guess they would have a good reason to want to, so I would allow it.

    For instance, if cloning me would provide essential organs for transplant and save the lives of many more people, I would happily allow myself to be cloned. As long as this was going to somehow benefit the world and not just a selfish want of my own to stay alive indefinitely in some form, then I 100% support the effort.

    Yes EmenBoy
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73% of users

  • The world could not stand another me.

    I would not want another me running around. I like to be my own person. The world could not handle two of me. It would feel weird to see and talk to me in another body. Why would anyone want a clone of themselves? There are enough people in this world already.

    No Ci3nInvader

  • No, I would not allow myself to be cloned, because I already have a twin, and one is enough.

    I would certainly not allow myself to be cloned. I already have an identical twin brother and, quite frankly, I do not think I could handle another one. On a serious note, I have read that there are problems with animals that are cloned, including a shorter life span and physical defects. I would rather not partake.

    No RavidbardeI

  • I would not allow myself to be cloned if given the opportunity because it is against my personal beliefs.

    I think that nature, when left alone, is the most stable creator. Because cloning is a new and unnatural process, I do not think that it should be used on people. I would not allow myself to be cloned if the opportunity was available.

    No ToughEfrain26

  • I oppose cloning because we are all made to be unique.

    As humans, we were intended to be unique and one single person. Cloning puts too much control of human life into people's hands, and destroys something that is created to be unique.

    No AmazingJunior58

  • I would not allow myself to be cloned, because I do not think man should play God.

    Because we, as humans, have learned so much about science, it is tempting for us to believe that we can control everything. The truth is that there is still much that we don't understand. We cannot, at this time, accurately predict what will happen if we were to start cloning humans, and should not do anything until we do know more.

    No AbortiveLance38

  • No, because there can only be one of me.

    I would never allow myself to be cloned for 2 main reasons. First off, I like knowing that I am an individual and a very unique person. I often use the phrase "there is no one quite like me". I'd like it to stay that way. Secondly, I am a firm believer in God. Cloning is man's way of pretending he is God in my eyes. He made us all individually, and to trying to replicate someone is completely going against him.

    No 5h4yGlory

  • Cloning has too many adverse side effects to permit it to be done regardless of any perceived benefits.

    A clone, due to the nature of how it's done, is extremely likely to have severe genetic flaws. Most clones only live for a short time, and I believe it to be cruel to produce life that will surely suffer. Even if cloning was fool proof, there are plenty of people creating young, and there is no necessity for someone like me or anyone else for that matter to be reproduced identically.

    No daveyxh

  • I would not allow myself to be cloned because I believe it goes against the laws of nature.

    I would not want to be cloned. This practice brings up all sorts of ethical and religious questions for me. We are all unique creations and I do not feel that there would be any advantage to me to be cloned. I think this practice is against the laws of nature. I believe I have been fortunate to have one life to live and that is enough for me!

    No R0d0Ferdy

  • No, I would not allow myself to be cloned because it could have negative consequences.

    I would definitely not allow myself to be cloned. The cloning process could potentially create negative consequences. First of all, this procedure messes with the rules of science. If I was cloned, I would worry about the problems it would cause. For example, my clone and I may not get along with each other. He may even steal my girlfriend by pretending to be me! Also, there is a chance that my clone could get me in trouble (since we both would look alike) - or even turn out to be evil and try to kill me.

    No echagina

  • I do not think that I should be cloned.

    I have enough trouble dealing with my life as it is. I can't imagine having a copy of myself out in the world. I'm not sure I even want to have children because I don't want to bring another being into today's world. I would feel the same way about a clone. There is no reason for there to be another version of me running around.

    No EImerN4th

  • I feel uncomfortable with it on a moral level.

    While it may be fun to have a clone of myself, it would also feel very...unmoral (for a lack of a better word). What would happen to the clone? And the clone may not turn out how one would expect, since the clone would have their own way of thoughts that may not necessarily mirror your own.

    No P0nyJudah

  • Cloning myself will only add to the problems of this world. I would not do it.

    This world faces the problem of population explosion in most of the countries. If a new person is born, he would add up to be a new thinker with a different style of thinking and this would bring about an increase in the probability for innovation. On the other hand, if we people start doing things like cloning ourselves, it would add technically nothing to the world but instead add on to its problems of overloading.

    No Kri5Good

  • I oppose cloning myself because the implications of cloning are scary and confusing to me.

    While I'm not sure how I feel about cloning in general, I would never clone myself because of all the scary, life-changing questions that would arise would probably cause me to have a mental breakdown. (For example, questioning which of the me's is really me...which has more rights to my thoughts and body...would the other one possibly take on another identity because it wasn't raised in the same environment as I was) and I believe our disposition is determined by both biological and environmental factors.

    No georgiafun

  • No, I don't see the purpose.

    I don't see any reason for there to be two exact persons like me. First of all, I am not perfection, so there would be two people walking around making the same mistakes. Second of all, what could the possible benefits be of cloning people. We don't create human life. The creation of human life begins with God. And, the value of people, to one another, is in their differences.

    No MohaI0v35

  • No, I would not allow myself to be cloned because I do not see any benefits of doing it.

    Cloning is a very strange thing. Making an exact genetic replica of something is not making an exact replica. What people seem to ignore or don't understand about cloning is the nature vs nurture aspect of it. While genetics do influence our appearance and behavior to some extent, people and beings are shaped by their environment and experiences just as much, if not more. A clone of a person would be a completely different person. What is the benefit of this? Harvesting them for organs is inhumanely cruel, and creating them for fun is pointless. Cloning is worthless.

    No 5c4ryOgdon

  • I would not allow myself to be cloned if I was given the opportunity.

    There has been no conclusive proof that cloning is safe and therefore I would not allow myself to be cloned. The idea of cloning also goes against my Christian beliefs that life can only come from our Creator and should not be created in a science lab.

    No 5hinyNess
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