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Jason Pearson
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Posted - 2012.10.26 03:39:00 -
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If we're on about the real life possibilities, then yes, I've pondered it a lot.
It's one of the reasons I'm studying Biology, that and prosthetics.
One of the questions I ask myself a lot (and a few buds of mine) is if we ever reached a stage of cheap cloning for everyone, how would it affect us? Think of this, if our world is heavily populated now and we had the ability to stop death through cloning, our population would be much greater, so we would probably ban having children or create infertile clones so that we could never have children through normal means.
Whilst that is a sad note, imagine being able to live forever. I believe this would be a wonderful thing, the ability to travel the universe forever would be something I'd do, the ability to become a better person through experience and knowledge, learning something new everyday til the end of the universe itself is something I wish I could do.
Who knows, maybe we have the possibility? I mean, it was only a few years ago people watched things like Star Trek, awed by their little communication devices and well, look what we have now.. mobiles, everywhere. The Sci-Fi genre in television and gaming helps inspire us and eventually we'll probably get there. |
Jason Pearson
Seraphim Initiative.
CRONOS.
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Posted - 2012.10.26 04:52:00 -
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Here's a question for anyone willing to ponder it for a bit.
If we could be cloned, our minds completely the same with all our memories and emotions intact, would it really be us?
I mean if I was cloned, would It really be me? Or would it be someone else who is also me but isn't actually me right now.. If you get what I mean.. |
Jason Pearson
Seraphim Initiative.
CRONOS.
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Posted - 2012.10.26 05:18:00 -
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Nexus Dragoon 514 wrote:lol this is just dumb.
you can copy your mind to a clone.
it dont make it you, its a copy that has your memorys.
who really cares if there is a copy of you around after you die.
Or is it?
What makes us, well, us? Is it our brain? If so, why not take the brain and implant it a 18 year old clone of yourself every time you turn say, 60.
And also, what if you're the leader of a giant corporation or the head of a nation, or just someone really important and all of a sudden you just die. If your clone (Not you, but a replica with your memories exists) aren't you technically still existing, still carrying on your role? |
Jason Pearson
Seraphim Initiative.
CRONOS.
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Posted - 2012.10.26 05:46:00 -
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Nexus Dragoon 514 wrote:Jason Pearson wrote:Nexus Dragoon 514 wrote:lol this is just dumb.
you can copy your mind to a clone.
it dont make it you, its a copy that has your memorys.
who really cares if there is a copy of you around after you die.
Or is it? What makes us, well, us? Is it our brain? If so, why not take the brain and implant it a 18 year old clone of yourself every time you turn say, 60. And also, what if you're the leader of a giant corporation or the head of a nation, or just someone really important and all of a sudden you just die. If your clone (Not you, but a replica with your memories exists) aren't you technically still existing, still carrying on your role? lol yes it is the reason is the the main nerve that runs you involuntary body functions can not be rejoined. heart wont beat, lungs wont breath.
Welp, good discussion everyone, fun's over. |
Jason Pearson
Seraphim Initiative.
CRONOS.
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Posted - 2012.10.27 04:06:00 -
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Maken Tosch wrote:Jason Pearson wrote:If we're on about the real life possibilities, then yes, I've pondered it a lot.
It's one of the reasons I'm studying Biology, that and prosthetics.
One of the questions I ask myself a lot (and a few buds of mine) is if we ever reached a stage of cheap cloning for everyone, how would it affect us? Think of this, if our world is heavily populated now and we had the ability to stop death through cloning, our population would be much greater, so we would probably ban having children or create infertile clones so that we could never have children through normal means.
Whilst that is a sad note, imagine being able to live forever. I believe this would be a wonderful thing, the ability to travel the universe forever would be something I'd do, the ability to become a better person through experience and knowledge, learning something new everyday til the end of the universe itself is something I wish I could do.
Who knows, maybe we have the possibility? I mean, it was only a few years ago people watched things like Star Trek, awed by their little communication devices and well, look what we have now.. mobiles, everywhere. The Sci-Fi genre in television and gaming helps inspire us and eventually we'll probably get there. 1. You are assuming that at this stage of technological development (perfecting cloning technology) we are still stuck on this planet and our space program has barely sent anyone back to the moon. I'm confident that by then we will have already colonized the moon and Mars. Thus allowing the population to safely grow until we have no choice but to advance further to other stars. 2. I wouldn't imagine living forever in a materialistic universe. Being a spiritual person myself (Gnostic) I would rather live forever through the spirit that needs nothing than through the body that needs something. But that's a topic reserved for another kind of forum as I don't want to start a debate about that here. For the record, in case anyone asks, I'm NOT the kind of person who shoves religion down anyone's throat. 3. I remember watching the Stargate: SG-1 series (I own almost all ten seasons on DVD) and see the Asgard use cloning technology as their only means of keeping their race alive after they somehow lost their reproductive abilities. Sadly, they committed mass suicide once the cloning process could not be fixed and their remaining clone reserves were too degenerated for continued use. Humans then inherited their technology and all their knowledge and works in the hopes that Humans would learn a harsh lesson from this. I will miss you all, little grey men.
1) Good point, I forgot about actual colonization of other planets even though I mentioned about traveling through space. am smart, honest. xD
2) We'll leave this, I don't personally believe in anything. (When I was asked about my beliefs once, someone said "What do you think will happen when you die?" My response was well.. um, nothing I guess, when I die it'll just end, it'll be like before I was born, I didn't exist. The sad bit is, it scares the crap outta me.)
3) What I was talking about was the fact we developed communication devices similar to those in Sci FI series and films, which is really cool. It's really only a matter of time before we work on even more things that seem years away. I've also read somewhere about different groups working on replication (for food and stuff)
Also, anyone ever checked this out http://n1on.com |
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