- Feb 26, 2005
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This question is posed for anyone possessing some form of a spiritual/religious belief. I am particularly interested in opinions of Christians and Muslims, whose religions involve a well-defined set of rules and dogma.
There is no doubt that reproductive science is going in scary and weird directions. Just a moment ago, I perused a thread talking about male pregnancy. Before that, I read an article about how cloning would affect African Americans. Science is getting so weird that artificial insemination and surrogate motherhood don't even seem that unusual!
But, nonetheless, what are the spiritual consequences of humans creating life through such off-the-wall means? Do you believe a cloned child, or a child born from a man, or whatever else would have a human spirit? How would society treat these kids? Would you embrace a cloned child as a human spirit, or would you be fearful it was something else?
There is no doubt that reproductive science is going in scary and weird directions. Just a moment ago, I perused a thread talking about male pregnancy. Before that, I read an article about how cloning would affect African Americans. Science is getting so weird that artificial insemination and surrogate motherhood don't even seem that unusual!
But, nonetheless, what are the spiritual consequences of humans creating life through such off-the-wall means? Do you believe a cloned child, or a child born from a man, or whatever else would have a human spirit? How would society treat these kids? Would you embrace a cloned child as a human spirit, or would you be fearful it was something else?