Prejudice in science fiction
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Originally posted by Aleck:
(shaking head) Man, you know, I try and I try to stay within the boundaries of civil conversation, and stick to the topic at hand, and you continue to turn these topics around to support some stance that has no support in the scientific world.
You were the one who brought sex and Puritan values into this thread, not I. I don’t know if you’re trying to make me feel ashamed for saying cloning is okay or if you’re just trying to start an argument but it’s getting on my nerves.
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Originally posted by Headgehog:
Well there ws Col. McQueen and another main character from Space: Above and Beyond who were clones, or at least “grown” humans. And I may be wrong but didn’t they make clones of the SG1 crew in case of death of a member(s). Wasn’t Col. O’Neil killed and they replaced him with Col. O’Neill? It was so long ago I can’t remember. Dr. Bashir from ST-DS9 was gentically altered when he was very young. I’m not sure if you’d count that as cloning though. I believe that they also cloned a hero somewhere in Sliders. Then theres also a handful of people in “Brave New World”
You’re right, there are a number of good clone characters in sci-fi. But Dr. Bashir shouldn’t count, since genetic engineering isn’t really the same as cloning. He was born the usual way, his D.N.A. was just tinkered with afterward.
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SEX WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN! Every animal has sex. Everything from insects to fish to primates.
But in a cloned civilization sex would not be required to procreate, so the logical course of action would be to discontinue the practice.
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Humans think about sex every 6 seconds.
That’s an unfair generalization.
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mating is a natural urge and practice. See above. It’s need is so strong its at the base of Maslow Heirchy of needs. y’know right next to food and water.
Yes it is instinctive because of procreation, but with cloning doing that job it would no longer be necessary.
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BULLS**T! Unless you’ve been a enuch since birth, have you?
I don’t have bad thoughts. I am a good person.
[ 14-11-2001: Message edited by: DalekTek790 ]