I like the idea of growing replacement parts from your own stem cells. Lose an arm in an accident? Sever your spinal cord? Eyeballs stolen by gremlins? Just reach into the protein broth and grab some new parts.
- Jim Kevin Graeme wrote: >Why would people be for it? It's more expensive, wasteful, and there >are enough people on the planet already and more being born every day >so why make 2 or 3 of the same person? What's the actual benefit? >Organ harvesting wouldn't even be practical since cloning in real life >isn't like science fiction. It takes a full lifetime to grow a clone >just like growing a real person. > >I'm not religiously or morally against it. I just don't see any >overwhelming benefit other than the tangential understanding of >biological development. Much like the tangential benefits in industry >that came from the space shuttle program. > >-Kevin > >On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 15:21:05 -0500, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Actually, I would like to know why anybody would be against this. I have >>never really read anything about it, but am curious as to why it is such a >>big deal. My expertise on the subject is derived from watching >>"Multiplicity" 4 times. I suppose it is based on some religious reason..... >> >>Ray <--- taking the bait, hook, line and sinker :) >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Save $10 Download ZoneAlarm Security Suite http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=66 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:146645 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
