Say for instance that your SO was in an accident, chances of survival are not looking so good. Of course, we must assume (since is MY thread) that the cloned version would spring fully formed from the clone tank, and would have all memories of the original SO intact, and of course, money doesn’t even enter in to it.
I thought at first that, yes, of course I would clone my SO. But then, what if, by some miracle, your original SO does survive. What then, huh? And how are you suppose to act? Are you happy because you have your SO and everything is business as usual, or are you worried because your SO isn’t doing so well over at Memorial General? What do you tell your kids, if anything? Yeah, they look alike, they act alike etc…but the SO you are making love to isn’t the same person…understand?
My SO and I have actually talked about the idea of cloning him. One ot go to work, one to stay home and see to my every need. They take turns working so they aren’t gone at the same time. When they’re both home, even better. They can tag team.
Tell the kids? Well, they suddenly have much fewer chances for sneaking around and getting into trouble but when they want to talk about the highlights of their days, there’s two Daddy Richards, no waiting.
On the one hand, if I clone him, I can have it done HERE and actually be able to touch/see/hear/taste him instead of just typing words at each other from 10,000 miles away.
On the other hand, having a very tall Australian go mad with grief over the fact that I’ve thrown him over for himself isn’t a healthy thing, I’m sure.
I’d say, despite the advantages, no. I wouldn’t clone him. sigh
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Arden Ranger - I’ve wondered this for a while. Your name doesn’t come from the Forest in the Amber books, does it?
I don’t think I’d want my SO to be cloaned. If she was taken from me it was for a reason. Not my place in the world to attempt to bring back an artificial version of her. Nothing could ever replace the girl that I’ve known.
Yes, it does. I’m a serious Amber-phile. FtF games, online games, own all the books, game books, accesory books (even the most vile Visual Guide to Castle Amber).
No, I wouldn’t for the same reason Tiki God mentioned. If he was taken away from me, I believe that it would be for a reason. Also, a clone would still never have the same lifetime of experiences that has given him the personality he has today–and it was that person I fell in love with. I would know that it wasn’t my SO, and that makes all the difference.
This question lies at the heart of that underappreciated sf gen, Creator, screenplay by Jeremy Leven, based on his novel, starring Peter O’Toole, Vincent Spano, Mariel Hemingway, Virginia Madsen, and David Ogden Stiers. Highky recommended.
The short answer is NO. To find out why, watch this well-written, highly witty film.
