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She did. In addition to cloning her dog.
by wccrawford 9y ago
She did. In addition to cloning her dog.
- WheelsAtLarge 9y agoYes, but why do cloning when you can go to the pound and get as many dogs as you want. I understand feelings but death is part of life. We don't like it but there are things we just can't change.
- meowface 9y ago>I understand feelings but death is part of life. We don't like it but there are things we just can't change. And cloning isn't even a way to escape death. One could argue that even if her dog could be perfectly physically cloned and even if its consciousness could be mirrored to the clone, it's still not the same being, and the original is still dead. And of course, what happened here is far away from perfect physical cloning (let alone consciousness copying).
- toomuchtodo 9y agoIs it important to the dead creature? Or the rest of the universe that experiences that creature? Star Trek: death at every transport and your “clone” carries on. Worked out okay. A bit of a queasiness factor to get passed. Disclaimer: I had my dog’s genome sequenced (for free through a Harvard study) for cloning later in my life after he’s gone. Because why not. A lot can change in 50-100 years. Plan accordingly.
- meowface 9y agoI guess I just don't see the point. Stick my consciousness into a computer so I or my pets can live past our deaths? Sign me up. But cloning? Who really cares? It'd be like if I were to rush around the globe looking for the person who resembles me the most and pay them money to bear a child just so I can have a son who looks as similar to me as possible... while still not remotely being "me".
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- toomuchtodo 9y agoIt matters to the people who want a clone. As long as they have the dollars and it’s legal somewhere in the world, it’s going to happen.