Would you feel comfortable with a child that was a clone of yourself?
602448
sure, but that doesn't mean that the child is going to be exactly me.  We are formed by our environments, if I get a lot of sun that may mean that I am going to have a lot of moles and freckles, but my clone wouldn't.  The clone also would probably eat a lot better than I did when I was little, so they would develop better than I did, meaning that they could end up taller, fatter, bustier, and all that.  \nI am also unique by the childhood that I have, many of my ideas and mental characteristics were formed due to my upbringing but my clone would not have the same upbringing, so they may be much smarter or dumber than I or they may be republican, I don't know.
1031967
I am not a parent of identical twins, however I am a twin. My sister and I had the same problem when we were kids and whenever one of us went to a party by ourself, our parents would take the other one of us out and do something with us so we didnt feel left out. In the end, it worked out for both of us and we were allowed to have our own identities. Your twins need a best friend beside each other.
872472
well , what are you now??? i would imagine your personality would stay sorta the same,,,,,,,but would be slightly altered by the differece in the way you grew up
1155507
This question DOES have an answer. The answer is that since souls do not exist, no soul would be entering another's body. When, yes WHEN, a human is cloned (unfortunately someone WILL do it), the clone will have the same genes. They will look alike and theirs traits that are determined by genetics and not environment will likely be the same as well. However, they will still be two different human beings. Both are still alive and the clone will be a baby. You won't feel any different. Why would you? There are many ethical implications involved with cloning. It would be sort of like identical twins (who share same DNA and fingerprints etc) but the result would be very odd indeed especially if the two talked to one another. How alike would they be?
528977
I thought it was a great movie, but I seriously doubt that a clone would "remember" memories that happened to the donor.  Our memories are built from experience and are not stored in our genes (this is why twins don't have the exact same memories, nor do other siblings raised in the same environment).
226661
clone or twin or whatever.. it'll be inscest
515254
Yes - and unlike many others, I wouldn't change things, or be born with all the knowledge I have already.  May be boring, but life is about learning, and we learn my making mistakes.  Take my 1 year old twins for example.  They are learning to stand on their own.  Should I hold them constantly, always afraid their hurt their tush if they fall?  Nope, they would never learn to stand on their own if I did that.  Yes, they fall and hurt themselves (or their pride) and cry, but then they get cuddled and praised for their efforts and they try again.  Same with life.  Gotta take the good with the bad, gotta learn all you can, even if that means learning from your mistakes and passing on your knowledge to the next generation.  Life is what you make of it, not what's handed to you.
792656
Yes it'd be wrong to do the experiment for the childs sake. To grow into a 'normal' adult a child need socialisation!!!\n\nBut no I dont think just one person alone would come up with a religion that involved an unseen being... maybe an imaginary friend but a lot of kids have them!
710908
what do you feel like?\na boy or a girl?\n\nwhatever your first response is....    that's who you are.
626064
No. Remember that there are always three sides to every story.\n\nYou can treat two kids exactly the same, and they will react differently, so who knows how she's taking it -- you will have to be the best judge of her character.\n\nAlso, your upbringing may affect her now, but also how she behaves in the future (as an adult), indeed it may have a strong effect on the way she brings up her own kids.\n\nYou can never tell, only do what you think is best for her and society.  She can rebel or embrace.  You cannot be responsible after a certain point.\n\nI am sure she will do you proud, eventually -- the path will not be perfectly smooth, but overall I am sure you have given her all the tools to do a good job.
791817
.\n\nNo. If we clone humans, we're playing God.\n\n\n\nI think the only things we should clone are human PARTS.\n\n.
778685
When I was a lot younger, I wanted to go on a diet....and then in high school, I wanted to be taller.  Eventually, I reached acceptance.  I like to think that being short is endearing, and I feel that my weight is fine.  Yes, I can still be self conscious, but I think I'm fine the way I am...  I wish that other people would feel comfortable with their bodies instead of reliying on plastic surgery to help make them feel better about themselves.
848718
i think that i would choose to be just me. and you know why?\nbecause we are given one single life, and wether we are good or bad, we have to live just the way we are. and if you want to be somebody else, i think you should reconsider, because you are unique and special in your own, personal way and you should accept yourself just like that. thinking of being someone else is just a weakness and we should be strong and accept everybody and especially ourselfs with the personality that is given to us, so... believe in you and live you life first with yourself.. and than the others, dora
570755
Definitely, children are always copying others especially their parents, and it would be great for them to copy good behaviour rather than bad, also I believe that's why there are so many problems with children these days as parents are too soft and do not teach them good values as well as the older generation!!
344808
Accept them no matter what b/c they are your child and you gave them life, you taught them to be who they are and not to let anyone change that so don't you think that would hurt them if they find out that the one person that they would love to hve accept them turns thier back on them would do to them.
674863
I support the research on human cloning. The clones would be individuals just like the rest of us--there is more to what makes a person who they are than their genes. Look at identical twins--they share the exact same genome yet they are not exact copies of one another in experience, personality, skills, etc. \nI think the pertinant question is this: What are the ethical rules to follow when it comes to human cloning?
3937
Technically, a clone is a person to. For all intents and purposes, he/she is actually a divergent "you." If the clone has your mind, your thoughts, and your knowledge, then for all intents and purposes, that clone is a divergent "you." After a particular while, the clone will begin to differentiate themself from you and become a slightly different person due to different experiences, inevitably causing them to become a completely different person who just happens to look like you and share some exact memories from the past. This tells us that clones, no matter how much they are like us when we first make them, are separate human beings and have the potential to become unique individuals. They would more than likely be guarded by civil laws, and killing him or her would technically be no different from murdering your brother or sister.\n\nBy the same token, a clone could also kill you off and pretend that you were the one who had been cloned from him/her.\n\nSo... find him fast as you can, tie him to a tree, and beat the livin crap out of him until he agrees to stop wrecking your life!