PA, I don't understand how cloneing humans would make them soulless. Why wouldn't god just give them a soul? Test-tube babies are created in almost the same fashion, yet they without a doubt resemble every other human, who all presumably have "souls". Twins share the exact same genetic material, sometimes more closely than a clone does its parent. Would one say that twins share the same soul because they are genetically identical? or is one of them spiritually devoid? If they both do indeed have souls, then genetics must not really play a role in who gets a chance at an afterlife.
Are cows Man-made animals? My answer would be no. They've been domesticated by us, and are thus quite different (in my opinion) than their wild ancestors, but at best this makes them man-made perversions. Why would cloning them affect their status as natural animals? I fail to see the mindset. If you want to see a Man-made animal, take a look at dogs. These have been domesticated and twisted and shaped so much that certain breeds hardly seem like dogs anymore. And their genetic ancestor was the wolf. A dachsund is a far cry from any wolf I've ever seen.
As for not having the power of God, I urge one to think on this: what other purpose does our culture of industrialization and scientific progress serve? Our culture of humans live in houses run on electricity. We have created these things to suit our needs. Of course, this is nothing more than something a bird might do--create its own habitat--but our culture takes it so much further. We want to live in a world where sickness and death are distant memories. Would that not be a Godlike existence? We can create new species with genetic training or modification, and we've long had the power to wipe other species out of existence. Is that not a Godlike ability? We're gaining control of every possible kind of energy source to use for our own ends. Is that not a godlike ability? We can bring people into the world, and we can take them out. We get to choose who lives and dies. Is this not a godlike ability? Face it: Humans are the new gods. and we're wankers.
Death. TheRaisin is going to blow a gasket if you keep insisting "Meant" is spelled "Mean't"
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