So what is it about the idea of cloning that draws us to try to accomplish this task? Even before technology increased, people were always trying to push the boundaries of human ability. Maybe it is the power to produce replicated life, or to give animation to an inanimate object. In the novel, Victor was amazed with the power he had discovered. “When I found so astonishing a power placed within my hands, I hesitated a long time concerning the manner in which I should employ it. Although I possessed the capacity of bestowing animation, yet to

So where should we draw the line? There have also been discoveries made in “Designer Babies.” This would allow a parent to genetically engineer a baby through the marriage of cloning and in-vitro fertilization techniques. This practice is very similar to what Victor had in mind when creating his creature. “I resolved, contrary to my first intention, to make the being of a gigantic stature, that is to say, about eight feet in height, and proportionally large” (Shelley 37). Victor was intentionally going to change the natural look or a human to something that he felt would be better. This to me is just wrong. I agree with the study of stem cell research to improve the quality of human life, but to genetically altar your child just because you feel it will be better, well that’s when we need to stop and think about what we’re doing as human beings before it’s too late and we create a genetic disaster.

The bigger question should always be, should a man play God? Since anyone can remember, it seems as though scientists try to play God. None of us seem to have a problem with this as long as we’re using these powers for the good of mankind, such as in the practice of medicine. It’s ok to shock someone back to life or even to give someone treatment to prolong their life. If we really wanted to dig into the subject, God is the giver and taker of life so is it “morally” right to play with these powers? Many of us think so. So where do we draw the line? Why is it so “wrong” to create life?

Maybe the whole cloning issue shouldn’t be looked at from just a scientific perspective with problems such as DNA breakdown and rapid growth, but also from a spiritual perspective. My question has always been this. You can make a copy of the physical person, but how can you copy the spiritual aspect of a person. Our soul is granted to us at conception and there is one soul for every one man. If you clone a human, where does the soul come from? Will they receive a different soul? Will they even have a soul? I’m sure these are just personal theories of my own, but also very important things to think about.

Some pro-life lawmakers don’

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