Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:00:17 +0000 (America/Los_Angeles)
On 01 Feb 2007 16:01:07 -0600, kran0072@umn.edu wrote:
>
> > Where are these animals souls? Their essence? Their...spirit?
>
> If they were without souls, it would be merely unattractive. But animal
> cloning is somewhat more disturbing than that--because I imagine they do
> have souls. And what condition is a clone's soul in?
>
> Or, could my reaction be a mistake? Why can't a clone, developed in a
> living mother's womb and raised, become a healthy, "right" being? Anyone?
I'm glad that you (seem to) understand that I don't mean 'soul' in any
religious
sense. It might be as simple as...ranking right up there with the normal fear
of
the unknown is my...fear of the unnatural.
>
> I am much more certain that being raised in a factory or otherwise desolate
> environment is wrong. That, and the legalization of gene or lingeage
> ownership.
I couldn't agree more. Unnatural is bad enough - and then there's just plain
WRONG.