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[Guy_who_thinks_hes_cool]

just curious

 

[Rentahamster]

Hold on, let me ask my identical twin.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

If I cloned myself would I get banned if he makes a GAF account? Do clones count as Alts?

 

[Nymphae]

Probably not a good idea. Seems like something that would be reserved for the super rich to maintain power and control. What good is cloning to the average person really, maybe some medical applications but we shouldn't really be fucking around with duplicating people imo.

 

[DESTROYA]

Can I clone a female version of myself?

 

[triplestation]

it would be weird

if suddenly john McCain is walking around again it would be weird

 

[Tesseract]

murder your clones

 

[farmerboy]

No good can come of it.

 

[Liljagare]

Will only excite me if brain transplanation becomes a thing.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Is it cheating if it's with yourself? Wouldn't matter wifey would probably have an instant kill one for free out of frustration and get out of jail free card. See your honour he is still alive right next to me.

What's also freaky is cloning living spare parts from your own body, coming soon...

 

[Rentahamster]

No good can come of it.

If my kidney fails, and I need another one, is cloning a new kidney for me not good?

 

[farmerboy]

If my kidney fails, and I need another one, is cloning a new kidney for me not good?

Organ cloning maybe I suppose. I'm talking about full human cloning, as I thought thats what OP was on about.

The ethics around cloning would be a very vigorous debate I imagine.

 

[I_D]

I'm all for cloning of body parts. The whole concept seems like a perfect solution to a multitude of problems.

Regarding entire-human-cloning... I don't really have a problem with it, but I also don't see the point.

 

[Woo-Fu]

I can't wait. Once the millionaires can purchase cloning services for practically anything every other problem the world faces will look microscopic in comparison to what they do with cloning.

The 2040 Lakers will win everything with Bryant A, Bryant B, Bryant C, Bryant D, and Bryant E.

 

[Cunth]

I'm all for cloning of body parts. The whole concept seems like a perfect solution to a multitude of problems.

Regarding entire-human-cloning... I don't really have a problem with it, but I also don't see the point.

What if we just clone the whole thing and then chop off the parts we need? Clones don't have souls so we are free and clear lol

 

[I_D]

What if we just clone the whole thing and then chop off the parts we need? Clones don't have souls so we are free and clear lol

Nobody has a soul. Souls aren't real.


It depends on the situation, though.
If the clone is an entire body, meaning it has thoughts, then it's essentially a human - no different from an identical twin. In that case, what you're describing would be morally wrong, and also a crime.


If "the whole thing" is just a collection of cells, without any brain and no thought patterns, I don't really see an issue with it.

 

[Robot Carnival]

assuming? next year? I guaran-damn-tee you someone probably already did it. hell, didn't China do something that's basically 1 step short of full human cloning a while ago?

fake edit: looked into it a little and it's gene editing baby and human/monkey hybrid (chimera).

China jails scientists for gene-edited babies – DW – 12/30/2019

A court has found Chinese scientist He Jiankui guilty of illegal medical practice. He had claimed credit for genetically engineering twins resistant to HIV in a controversial procedure.

amp.dw.com

Scientists are making human-monkey hybrids in China – MIT Technology Review

 

[Slings and Arrows]

Just go nuts, no holds barred. I want wings.

 

[Riven326]

Gary.

 

[marianus]

I would clone myself to fuck myself. Not gay.

 

[Ichabod]

I've seen enough Evangelion to know that shit ain't right.

 

[Richard Packer]

It depends on if my clone has the same sexual desires as me.

 

[TindalosPup]

 

[Guy_who_thinks_hes_cool]

It depends on if my clone has the same sexual desires as me.

I dont see why he wouldnt?

 

[Alx]

I think it's unnecessary, almost pointless. Although if it happened it would kill the idea that our identity is only based on our DNA, and we would probably realize that a clone isn't an identical copy of its source. So there's that.

 

[King of Foxes]

I'll take two Scarlett Johansons please, one ginger iron man version and one blonde titty monster thank you

 

[GymWolf]

The planet is already over-populated, just make clones to salvage their organs when it is needed to save lifes.

Maybe make them brainless so they can't be considered humans, or just grow the organs.

It sound harsh but there is no really another practical use for clones, i mean do people really want to clone a humans and force him to be the girlfriend or the best friend of some loser with money to spare?!

 

[JordanN]

murder your clones

 

[ClanOfNone]

Bring on the Axlotl tanks.

 

[God Enel]

Clone wars

 

[Grinchy]

Clone scarlet Johansen, but make the brain function extremely limited, sell it as a living sex doll.

Utopia achieved.

 

[Richard Packer]

I dont see why he wouldnt?

No deal. He's gonna try to fuck my wife.

 

[The Hamburglar]

Just do it for fresh organs then discard the clone.

 

[#Phonepunk#]

imo it's absurd to "assume they will start doing them next year or couple years from now"

humaning cloning is absurd magic but we live in an illiterate culture that thinks Rick and Morty "science" is just around the corner. as people have replaced religion with science, they replaced religious fantasy with scientific fantasy. i see people all the time convinced cloning or brain uploading or any number of miraculous technologies are "right around the corner". based on nothing at all. based on faith.

i mean go back and read Frankenstein. there's a book about fabricating a human life. that book came out hundreds of years ago. people were experimenting with humunculi in the medieval ages, never got anywhere. you can read books about ancient Egyptian magic and find spells about creating statues and imbuing them with life.

the fantasy of creating humans without the need for sex is an old one and i don't think the human race will EVER make it a reality.

 

[Kadayi]

Just do it for fresh organs then discard the clone.

Pretty much. Essentially the plot of The Island which ironically stars Clone target favourite, Scarlett Johansson.

 

[Guy_who_thinks_hes_cool]

If I cloned myself would I get banned if he makes a GAF account? Do clones count as Alts?

that made me think.... really hard

 

[Guy_who_thinks_hes_cool]

No deal. He's gonna try to fuck my wife.

invite for a threesome? or twosome plus wife or... well whatever dude, now you made me think

 

[iconmaster]

Nobody has a soul. Souls aren't real.

This is what comes of the modern STEM education.

You should read some Plato. He's very readable. I can give recommendations.

 

[Nankatsu]

 

[Keihart]

I don't think it might be a good idea and almost nobody does, but, there is always a but. There probably a market for it, so i think it might already be happening somewhere if possible.

The ethical and logistical problems probably outweigh the benefits.

 

[Richard Packer]

invite for a threesome? or twosome plus wife or... well whatever dude, now you made me think

Weirdo.

 

[Airola]

I can already see the Exxxtreme Incest movie series started by some porn company out there, and boy will that series be long and popular!

EDIT: added two extra Xs to the title because why the hell not

 

[Guy_who_thinks_hes_cool]

I can already see the Exxxtreme Incest movie series started by some porn company out there, and boy will that series be long and popular!

EDIT: added two extra Xs to the title because why the hell not

that would be ... fine

 

[zeorhymer]

Sure why not. I wanna see if my clone made better life choices than me, lol.

 

[I_D]

This is what comes of the modern STEM education.

You should read some Plato. He's very readable. I can give recommendations.

I've probably read more Plato than you have.
I was already in high school when STEM was introduced, so it wasn't a huge part of my school's curricula.

Also, what a strange thing to critique...

 

[IntentionalPun]

I’ve always wanted to fuck myself.

 

[iconmaster]

I've probably read more Plato than you have.

Good, there's hope for you yet.

Here's my expectation for cloning:

1. Someone manages to grow a complete human in a lab.

2. They realize you can keep a body alive artificially but can't endow it with a soul.

3. However, so long as the lab human can pass the Turing test, no one will know any better.

4. A combination of brain-stimulating hardware and AI software allows the lab human to resemble a real person in casual interactions, and
technological miniaturization allows the components to be stored discreetly within.

5. We find out this has all actually been the case since the late 1980s.

 

[Mr Nash]

Useful for organ harvesting, I suppose.

 

[I_D]

Good, there's hope for you yet.

Here's my expectation for cloning:

1. Someone manages to grow a complete human in a lab.

2. They realize you can keep a body alive artificially but can't endow it with a soul.

3. However, so long as the lab human can pass the Turing test, no one will know any better.

4. A combination of brain-stimulating hardware and AI software allows the lab human to resemble a real person in casual interactions, and
technological miniaturization allows the components to be stored discreetly within.

5. We find out this has all actually been the case since the late 1980s.

Surely just creating a robot would be cheaper in the long run?

What would be the point of cloning an entire person?

 

[Tesseract]

you should clone yourself so that you can go fuck yourself