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I admit to having some reservations about cloning.
What would it be used for? Movies and books refer to using cloning for creating clones of people good in a certain profession, be it janitors, teachers, soldiers, etc. Would we create clones for those jobs we just don't want to do? What would keep anyone with money from creating an army based off of the genes of one person, and using it for their own personal desires (bad starwars reference, but other people have thought of this besides Mr. Lucas). Or could it turn society into something like Brave New World?
I don't neccessarily say these things would happen, nor am I against cloning in a research sense. But what I would like to see is more people looking into what could be done with it, and take steps to keep one more scientific wonder from being abused when it first becomes practical.
Humans are great at three things: Creating new things, deystroying existing things, and creating more humans.
I personally do not mind all of the oversight required when persuing this research, but I do have to wonder about those who persue knowledge for its own sake.
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