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Civilian for Cloning
What's the big deal? Nature's already full of clones--your doctor once told you that you and
your twin brother are a form of cloning and there's nothing particularly bizarre or frightening
about the two of you! Doesn't it come down to the Nature vs. Nurture debate--that individuals
are shaped both by their genetic heritage and by the environment? You don't really understand
all the stuff about how a clone is actually developed, but if the scientists are telling us
that dinosaurs can be genetically engineered with careful manipulations of their DNA and that
they will exist under controlled environmental conditions, what's the big scare? What could
be cooler than visiting an outdoor theme park and watching dinosaurs do their thing. They've
got to be the biggest, baddest beasts that ever walked the Earth. Science fiction just doesn't
do it anymore, this will be the REAL thing. Everyone seems to be worried about science unleashing
uncontrollable, violent forces into society, but humans are used to dealing with all kinds of
violence, like inner-city gangs, earthquakes, killer viruses, etc. Also haven't the newspapers
been reporting all the benefits we derive from genetic engineering, like medicines, better foods,
organ transplant research, etc.? Scientific research on cloning isn't necessarily a bad thing,
we just have to be careful what kind of cloning is done. Dinosaurs obviously weren't the brightest
critters, otherwise they wouldn't have gone extinct as evolutionary failures, right? So here's
a second chance for them to reinhabit planet Earth while providing some enjoyment and benefit to
humankind. And what a way to spend a Sunday with the kids. Sounds like a pretty fair deal!
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