Reply #15: Twins are NOT clones [View All]

I'm no scientist, but I know that twins are not clones. They are not the exact copy of an already born human. A single fertilized egg splitting upon conception and making two different embryos, as far as I know, is not the definition of cloning.

As for cloning for or against, I think it is a bad idea to use it for cloning people. What's the point, since we can obviously still populate the earth the old fashioned way? If cloning could be used for growing organs needed for transplant and save lives, I'm all for that. The problem is, would it stop there? Some mad scientist with visions of the Nobel Prize dancing in his or her head would not be able to cease with just cloning human organs and go on to clone the whole human.

I also hear of people who wish to clone the beloved cat they have just lost, but this is an even worse idea than cloning people. There are just too many unwanted cats languishing in shelters and if a person loves cats that much, they will mourn the one they lost and go down to the Humane Society or whatever, and adopt a new one.