Interesting question. Let me do research then respond to your question.LyorBoone wrote: ↑09 Apr 2020, 17:58If two clones have a child, do you consider their child a human-based clone?Nerea wrote: ↑02 Apr 2020, 02:39 They are Projects with human like features. Since they are lab created beings, they serve in the pleasure of their masters, that is, the scientists. Technically, they are slaves to the scientists and may not enjoy the same rights as other humans. And true, they don't have parents, so it would be appropriate to call them human-based clones.
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Kalin and Tau fought for their rights and eventually escaped so the scientists could no longer exploit them. If Kalin never came to the facility, Tau would never consider this and would blindly believe everything he was told. And so maybe, without Kalin, the future of the clones would be full of exploitation, because that would be considered normal.
If you think about it - their fight and their escape might be the reason that people will respect clones and treat them like humans in the future.
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This is, partly, a religious question. Do clones have souls? Depends on your spiritual beliefs. To me, the answer doesn't really matter; we should treat them as equals.
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I don’t think we will treat clones the same though, because we tend to ostracize things that are different. I don’t think this book is that far off the mark. That we could use clones as stand-ins for humans for scientific experiments because we will consider them not human.
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I completely agree that it was fortunate for Tau that Kalin came to the facility (even though it turned out ...somewhat unfortunate for Kalin). Tau knew nothing other than what he had been through and seen at the facility. He had no idea that there was or could be more. Through Kalin, he was able to discover an entirely new (to him) world. It's a nice thought that they might prove to be the pioneers for clones being included in the ranks of humanity. Thanks for stopping in and sharing your thoughts with us!zhenya_reads wrote: ↑11 Apr 2020, 06:47 I absolutely love this question! This immediately reminds of animals - where do we draw the line between which animals it's acceptable to eat and which is not? I guess the answer would be hidden in our traditions and in the way we were raised.
Kalin and Tau fought for their rights and eventually escaped so the scientists could no longer exploit them. If Kalin never came to the facility, Tau would never consider this and would blindly believe everything he was told. And so maybe, without Kalin, the future of the clones would be full of exploitation, because that would be considered normal.
If you think about it - their fight and their escape might be the reason that people will respect clones and treat them like humans in the future.
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Correct...technically. We're looking outside the terms of the book here, philosophically speaking. Tau was definitely a clone; he was created at the lab. Kalin/Kata was a 'modified' human who was no longer considered human because of modifications that were forced on him (albeit through his own mistake of coming to the facility in the first place). The question is, since Tau has the same DNA as a human, has the sentience and emotions of a human, as well as having been created with human DNA, should he be considered any less than a human? Test tube babies are human, is there a difference? Kalin/Kata is human by right of birth, why now should he be considered less? Food for thought! Thanks for dropping in and sharing your thoughts with us!tanner87cbs wrote: ↑11 Apr 2020, 10:24 Tau was no doubt a clone, Kalin Taylor aka Kata was not though. Tau was the product of science, and feel the term clone is very accurate. Kata would be best classified as a project in terms of the book. He is for sure not a clone, as he was born, then from steps of his own misfortune ended up in the mess that is GenTech.
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Okay, I HAD to look this one up. From what I found, we share approximately 1% of our DNA with bananas (or any plant life on earth).Mounce574 wrote: ↑11 Apr 2020, 10:26 The issue regarding DNA could be disputed as, scientifically, humans share 97% of our DNA structure with bananas. I think the factor of "playing God" can always come down to we have no way of perfecting it and scientists would always want to contain their '"projects" for observation. If the clone is human, how would depression from lack of free will be handled? There are a lot of what-if questions for that view.
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I agree that scientists, for good or ill, will always want to contain their projects. Their dogged pursuit of Tau and Kalin/Kata was evidence of that. Why do you think Tau was 'born' without free will? Having it savagely suppressed and being brainwashed into thinking you have no choice in anything isn't the same as not having free will at all. As far as depression, that life was all that Tau had ever known. You can't miss what you've never experienced. I would say that, yes, it's a complicated issue with many questions within it. I appreciate you stopping by and sharing your thoughts with us!
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Ha! That is an excellent question!LyorBoone wrote: ↑09 Apr 2020, 17:58If two clones have a child, do you consider their child a human-based clone?Nerea wrote: ↑02 Apr 2020, 02:39 They are Projects with human-like features. Since they are lab-created beings, they serve in the pleasure of their masters, that is, the scientists. Technically, they are slaves to the scientists and may not enjoy the same rights as other humans. And true, they don't have parents, so it would be appropriate to call them human-based clones.
Are the clones capable of reproducing? My assumption was that they were not, but that might have been me trying to separate a clone from a human.
If the clones were able to reproduce and have children, then I would consider their children human.
Born, not made, from two genetically separate individuals.
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I don't see any comparison. So why should they have the rights and privileges reserved for humans? It's a no brainer.
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I'm going to jump on your comparison of clone rights to animal rights! It is fascinating the way that humans are able to compartmentalize and decide one thing is worthy and the other is not. In regards to animals, the dog is a man's best friend and, in many cases, treated as a treasured family member. Then we are completely fine with turning around and eating Bessie, the cow we carefully raised from birth. THEY ARE BOTH CUTE ANIMALS!! It seems that humans have a definite line in the sand - even though the sand is very shifty...Arimart99 wrote: ↑03 Apr 2020, 19:56I find the way you put this a bit funny since in our society, we have people that don't know who their father or mother is. Many of them are forced to live on the streets, but we still consider them human, don't we? I don't think the issue of having parents matters when it comes to defining a human. (I completely understand what you are trying to say about having no parents, I was just reminded of this situation)
Also, if they are living, breathing creatures, they deserve a certain amount of rights. Even animals are given rights. There are even animals that are protected by the government; they are given food, a decent habitat, and protection (people can even be jailed for harming these animals).
So would we eat a dog that somebody told us was a cow? If it were impossible to tell the difference between a cow and a dog and that somebody also told us that the cow barked because it was trained to do that? How horrified would you be to find out that your delicious "steak" you just ate was a dog? Would it make you not want to eat any more steaks for fear that you could unknowingly be eating a dog again?
I know this sounds ridiculous, but the point I am getting to is that we shouldn't treat clones any different than "real" humans because:
A) They are human beings - just not created the same conventional way and without the typical mental, emotional, and physical growth experiences.
B) I hope you would be horrified to find that you treated a "real" human the way you would treat a clone (just like the scientists were).
C) You could be mistaken as a clone at some point (Kalin) and it wouldn't be a good experience to all of a sudden not be a "real" human anymore.
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I grew up on a small farm, and to me the difference between a dog and a cow is... not that much. Dogs have obviously been more domesticated and might be somewhat smarter depending on your definition of intelligence, but I see no reason why eating dog meat should be considered worse than eating cow meat. For some people, this realization encourages vegetarianism, but for me it means I'd eat dog meat if I needed to. (Sorry if that horrifies you.) I'd also like to point out that our beliefs on what animals are fit to eat is also very culturally dependent. There are cultures where cows are considered sacred or where guinea pigs are regular cuisine.jdsatosk wrote: ↑17 Apr 2020, 14:29 I'm going to jump on your comparison of clone rights to animal rights! It is fascinating the way that humans are able to compartmentalize and decide one thing is worthy and the other is not. In regards to animals, the dog is a man's best friend and, in many cases, treated as a treasured family member. Then we are completely fine with turning around and eating Bessie, the cow we carefully raised from birth. THEY ARE BOTH CUTE ANIMALS!! It seems that humans have a definite line in the sand - even though the sand is very shifty...
So would we eat a dog that somebody told us was a cow? If it were impossible to tell the difference between a cow and a dog and that somebody also told us that the cow barked because it was trained to do that? How horrified would you be to find out that your delicious "steak" you just ate was a dog? Would it make you not want to eat any more steaks for fear that you could unknowingly be eating a dog again?
Anyway, I agree with you that human clones should be treated no different than other humans. It's hard for me to understand arguments that claim otherwise.
Clones are not robots either. If they're human clones, then they're human just as a clone of a sheep is a sheep. The fact that they weren't born naturally shouldn't have any bearing on this. Even if they don't have past experiences, they have a working and intelligent brain that is constantly changing and will start compiling experiences as soon as they wake up. There's no reason to think that a clone would have less will and decision-making ability than a baby does, nor that these wouldn't develop over time just like they do in other humans. They're only "at the beck and call of their creators" if we treat them as slaves, not because they are innately less able than any other human. That's my thoughts on it anyway.Samisah wrote: ↑17 Apr 2020, 09:21 First of all, humans are no robots. We have a will and ability to make decisions independently. But clones, however human like remain at the beck and call of their creators.
I don't see any comparison. So why should they have the rights and privileges reserved for humans? It's a no brainer.