Human Cloning

             In the world that we live in today, there are many issues that people disagree on. It is what makes the world so interesting, that all people, in free societies at least, can hold their own views, and share them with others. It is what makes our country great, the liberty to hold individual opinions and the right to free speech. One could say that never in the history of time has any moral issue had so much attention drawn to it as with human cloning. This issue goes against most religious beliefs, although few religions have yet to publicly denounce or accept the issue. Decades ago, human cloning was simply an idea that one would expect to find in some weird, fictitious story about the future. It is incredible to think that now it is not only an idea but a reality. There are companies claiming to have already cloned up to three humans. Sometimes the law falls behind issues in present day times, a fault of the Judicial System that most countries abide to. When thinking about moral issues of human cloning, the results are almost endless. There are benefits and detriments to human cloning, pros and cons that share equally persuading arguments, making the issue even more complex then most would think. One could argue that Utilitarians' may be the first to support human cloning, because certain benefits human cloning obtains would create the greatest good for the greatest amount of people. The production of human organs alone is enough to suffice in defending that argument. Ever since Biblical times, it seems that humans have a desire to become more equal to God, of course this depends solely on what religion a person belongs to. Starting with the Tower of Babylon, humans have tried to get closer to God, it what seems to be an attempt to almost become God. Now the issue of human cloning and creating life without God, seems to be the closest the human race has ever come. One can see why most religions reject and discou...

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