# let's clone jesus!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 8, 2000, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-clone-jesus/6065 "2000-01-08T05:58:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2000, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-clone-jesus/6065/21 "2000-01-09T07:09:00Z")
There was a book about this (of course), a novel called “The Genesis Code” by John Case. It’s actually a pretty interesting book. ---
**Author:** ![WhiteNight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b38774/32.png) [@WhiteNight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhiteNight)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2000, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-clone-jesus/6065/22 "2000-01-09T12:45:00Z")
Dr Fidelius: “immanetizing the eschaton” Um, huh? I’m assuming that means, hurrying the second coming, though the only word I’m familiar with in that phrases is ‘the’ and I strongly suspect you made up one of the others, and that the other is something catholic specific. So, Assuming that’s what you did mean… Why is making-possible the second coming a bad thing? I mean, this is when everyone gets sorted out, good and bad, and it’s not guaranteed to come at a time when everyone is dead (ie, had a complete life), so why not now, or tomorrow? What’s wrong about trying ot bring it about. The OP asks a reasonable question, why not try (via cloning or whatever) to bring back the messiah, if he is what ‘you’ think he is? There are plenty of science-fiction stories about monoliths and pyramids, etc, on the moon, or Mars, where when we discover them, we can signal the aliens that we’re finally worth talking to, having achieved space flight. So, why couldn’t god work this way, letting us develop on our own until we’re able (and presumably, ready) to speak to him? ---
**Author:** ![bda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@bda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bda)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2000, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-clone-jesus/6065/23 "2000-01-09T20:07:00Z")
anyone see about a month ago where they found a mastodon intact in siberia? its been frozen for thousands of years and they hope to use its dna to clone/combine with an elephants. so whos to say whats impossible? maybe the catholics wouldnt want jc to return anyway . . it would probably be an embaressment to at least one of the 2 parties involved. interesting idea though, id watch the made for tv movie. ---
**Author:** ![DougC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@DougC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DougC)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2000, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-clone-jesus/6065/24 "2000-01-09T20:57:00Z")
> [@](#): > > -snip-Do you guys really think that cloning Jesus would result in the creation of a pacifistic carpenter with long hair and memories of the good old days in Nazareth? - Alphagene - - - I have an uncle who is a carpenter. He _used_ to have long hair, and he talks about the good old days _of_ Nazareth. - - - On the other hand, this cloning deal sounds right up the Fox Network’s alley. It probably won’t be cheap, though. Can Jesus wrestle? - MC ---
**Author:** ![Beruang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@Beruang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beruang)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2000, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-clone-jesus/6065/25 "2000-01-10T15:28:00Z")
Didn’t Discover magazine address this in their April Fool’s edition a few years ago? 🙂 Seriously, though, is it maybe time for Cecil to bring us up-to-date on the latest Shroud research? ---
**Author:** ![David\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2000, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-clone-jesus/6065/26 "2000-01-10T16:07:00Z")
I hear Great Debates calling – and we’ve been over it there before. Maybe somebody with more time on their hands can find the link. Anyway, Erroneous said: > [@](#): > > Not to sound like a citizen of the lunatic fringe or anything (although I might carry a dual citizenship…), but it’s far from certain that the shroud’s a fake. Depends on who you’re talking to. For unbiased scientists, it is pretty certain. For those who _want_ it to be real, it’s not so certain. Funny, that. > [@](#): > > The carbon dating tests were carried out in 1988, and by now apparently the consensus is that they were probably inaccurate. Sorry, but that statement is, well, erroneous. See above. Also see: [http://www.csicop.org/articles/shroud/index2.html](http://www.csicop.org/articles/shroud/index2.html)[http://www.csicop.org/articles/19990806-shroud/index.html](http://www.csicop.org/articles/19990806-shroud/index.html)[http://www.csicop.org/articles/shroud/index.html](http://www.csicop.org/articles/shroud/index.html) or just a few quick links (there might be some overlap there – I didn’t have time to really check; I’d do more, but I gotta run, and I’m hoping somebody else will dig up that link I mentioned so I don’t have to go through this all _again_). ---
**Author:** ![Brightmoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b487fb/32.png) [@Brightmoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brightmoon)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2000, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-clone-jesus/6065/27 "2000-01-11T01:23:00Z")
when it’s supposed to happen the second coming will come. it is not for mere humans to decide. that would be like a wicked huge sin. it would be making yourself God on earth. going against the 1st commandment, “I the Lord, am your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery. You shall have no other gods besides me.” ---
**Author:** ![Kaje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f04885/32.png) [@Kaje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaje)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2000, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-clone-jesus/6065/28 "2000-01-11T01:24:00Z")
oh sure but it would be great fun! ---
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2000, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-clone-jesus/6065/29 "2000-01-12T13:53:00Z")
I really doubt the Almighty is depending on us insignificant humans to help out here. However, I don’t think it’s asking too much if we all finally starting caring for our fellow man? (Not religious, just pragmatic.) * * * The scary thing is that 90% of the people think they’re above average! - unknown ---
**Author:** ![ReservoirDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@ReservoirDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReservoirDog)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2000, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-clone-jesus/6065/30 "2000-01-13T06:03:00Z")
“immanetizing the eschaton” 'Tis best left up to the Illuminati ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2000, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-clone-jesus/6065/31 "2000-01-13T06:47:00Z")
Well, its about time. fnord [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-clone-jesus/6065.md?page=1)