Mammoth Resurrection

[scotty]

Originally Posted by Twisp

Who knows? As said earlier, who can know what His natural plan was/is? Technically, His natural design was creating man from earth, and woman from rib. We are fairly far away from that now, lol.

I do not see how cloning is our way of trying to become God. We can make babies anytime we want to anyway, through natural conception, through IVF, through IUI. This is just another way of doing what we are already doing.

Ummm, well.... the natural plan is plainly stated in the bible.

I understand the making babies and I agree, but we aren't talking about artificial insemination. We are talking about taking the cells of one who has past on and re-creating that person.

[Twisp]

Originally Posted by scotty

Ummm, well.... the natural plan is plainly stated in the bible.

I understand the making babies and I agree, but we aren't talking about artificial insemination. We are talking about taking the cells of one who has past on and re-creating that person.

If God didn't want us to try and re-create His work, He shouldn't have made cloning devices in women, lol. He should have just kept with the tried and true dirt/rib method.

We already create humans, via natural and artificial methods. Artificial cloning would just be an extension of that. What's the phrase, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery? Who knows, He might like it. lol

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by scotty

Ummm, well.... the natural plan is plainly stated in the bible.

I understand the making babies and I agree, but we aren't talking about artificial insemination. We are talking about taking the cells of one who has past on and re-creating that person.

This would be an interesting experiment in what it means to be not only human, but what it means to be "ourselves."

Identical twins are clones, but they are unique individuals. In fact, as time goes on their features often become increasingly distinguished along with their lifestyles.

If we were to clone Leonardo da Vinci today, would "our" da Vinci be guaranteed to be a great artist?

[Twisp]

Originally Posted by pelathais

This would be an interesting experiment in what it means to be not only human, but what it means to be "ourselves."

Identical twins are clones, but they are unique individuals. In fact, as time goes on their features often become increasingly distinguished along with their lifestyles.

If we were to clone Leonardo da Vinci today, would "our" da Vinci be guaranteed to be a great artist?

That would be interesting to see. In nature/nuture discussions, I tend to come down on the side of nurture, so I would think it would end up being a different Leonardo da Vinci.