CT blog assignment # 3

The prospects of cloning is a wary thought on many minds. Especially, if you wire your beliefs and aspirations from that of religion. Though, even if you are not religious cloning still may not seem as honkey dory as the optimist of cloning like to perceive. Going so far as to clone humans has been a controversial topic amongst the the sciences and humanities alike. Even some of its avid supports are willing to admit that cloning has its flaws. As well, these present flaws are not very minuscule in presence. Ray Kurzweil  though an optimist on the matter points out,"Dolly the Sheep developed an obesity problem in adulthood, and the majority of cloned animals produced thus far have had unpredictable health problems" (p 121). If scientist cannot figure out all the nooks and crannies in this evolving field of science how can we feel comfortable with proceeding new comings. The short comings almost seem to out weigh the benefits. At what price are we willing to pay for this shaky outlook? Not to say science in the past has not had to go through its tribulations before it has rewarded us with beneficial effects. Though, to reap the awards from battered souls can contest to validity of cloning process altogether. In Churchill's A Number we have a grim depiction  of trials of human cloning,"and they take this painless scrape this specky little cells of me and kept that and you threw the rest of me away" (p 162). The play here tries to illustrate how cloning may affect an individual and at just that take away from there individuality and in essence actually hurt traumatize the person mental state if not already damaged. The character here feels belittle and even refers to himself as been "thrown away" as if he casual object that holds no real importance. The same can be said in Michael Bay's The Island and Never Let Me Go, where the reverse happens, not a question of the individual but the clones who display aspects of human emotions and feelings, yet are subjected to be petty objects that when summoned to be used they must full fill their usage. The clones in these movies are treated as if they are just another assemblage of mechanical parts that serve the purpose of replacement duties.I believe that cloning is a prospect that needs to be vigorously evaluated before we move onto any new notions on the matter.