Would a cloned person have a soul?And do you have proof that they would or would not?
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I guess that is a question of faith, there is no way to prove anyone has a soul,but if you believe in God, I would say no, because God gives a baby a soul when they are conceived in their mother's womb. To clone someone is not God's doing but man's. God would not give a soul to something he didn't create. Man making clones is like them trying to eliminate the need for God.
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Thx for asking such an intriguing question :-)\n\n---\n\n@ if i could clone one alive person: myself! :-)\n\nAnd if I could, I would clone myself dozens of times lol.\nWell, when I meet my first baby-clone, I would feel like as glad as I was father of a natural baby.\n\nI don't think I would try to see myself in this new-born being, because I consider he is a human above all, a baby that needs protection & care like any other baby.\n\nHis mother & I would be very glad about this birth :-) - because he is our baby, not because he has the same genetic material as mine.\n\nGiven that I am 35, there would be a big age difference between me and "my" "clone" -baby. I definitely think he doesn't "belong" to me. He is not "my" clone.\nBecause of this big age-difference, i dont think i would see him as a twin. I am almost sure i would consider him as my son, simply, and that his mother is my wife :-)\n\nBut I think i will behave in a different way when he becomes a child, without a baby face anymore, because I think i will see lots of similarities with the way I look.\n\nOn the other hand, i am almost sure that he wouldn't have the same "identity" as mine.\n\nI think that i would be even more attentive to him because i would also feel like facing my own inner-child...\n\n- and well, I like my inner-child :-)\n\nI would clone myself many times (if my wife agrees lol), because when they are adults, I want to go with them downtown, like a tribe a twins, scaring people in the street lol: see John Malkovich lol.\n\n---\n\n@ If we could clone one dead person:\n\nGosh, I have absolutely no idea... I don't see any dead person I would like to clone.\n\nWell, this may mean that:\n\n- i don't miss any dead person I knew to the point of cloning him/her. Mourning done;\n\n- i don't see any dead human i would clone because of what his/her charism would bring to our planet\n\nand right now, I am very glad to have such an opinion! I feel freed from any religious & spiritual beliefs about "super-beings".
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I'm not sure whether a human has been cloned yet, but I'm sure it's only a matter of time.  My perception is that when something is scientifically possible, it will be done.  The important thing is to have ethical standards around how and under what circumstances it is done.\n\nScience fiction has been dealing with this question for many years, and it is one reason science fiction is so important.  It constitutes a forum for working out the moral values involved in a particular technological advance by "thought experiment" before being done in laboratory experiment.\n\nThe one I have problems with is whether or not clones will have souls.  Somebody asked that on Y!A awhile back, and I answered that it's a question we will need to resolve before we get into cloning humans.  And it's a question that raises a host of others:  What is a soul?  Do people really have such things, or is it just an abstract idea with no basis in "reality."  For that matter, what is "reality?"  ("What a concept!" says Robin Williams.)  If there is really such a thing, how does it get into a person?  What difference would it make if a clone did not have one?\n\nYou see, we have some important questions to answer here.
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Yes you can prove your mind!  Brain chemistry!\n\nSoul and spirit, totally different!\n\nNo matter how much you believe in them or faith etc, you are going to find it very, very hard to actually come up with any scientific proof for the existence of a soul or spirit!\n\nSorry folks...! ;-)
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Yes,Of course! According to various religious beliefs, there is definitely a new life after death. The bodies, after death, will be disposed off, but the life in the body, that is the soul, will be born again in another form, either as an animal or a human being again!. there are various instances wherein,some children have spoken of their earlier life with details,as to what he/she was in the previous birth, the location, parents, aquiatances, etc. On physical verification by impartial bodies, these have been found fully factual, and correct.
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Of course it would have a soul. Humans aren't the only things with souls you know and I don't see why a halfbreed wouldn't. I know I'll get made fun of for this, but I think apes, dolphins and whales have the best souls. That is why they are sentient.
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As far as anyone can tell, there is no such thing as a soul.  When you die, you cease to exist.  End of story.\n\nADDENDUM:  To anyone who answers this question from the perspective that souls exist, you ought to justify your assertions with verifiable evidence or valid argument, not just make unsupported claims, otherwise your response is essentially worthless.  Oh, and quoting from the Bible or the Qur'an constitutes neither evidence nor argument...  :-)\n\nIt is a fundamental principle of rational thought that if you claim something exists, and you want people to believe you, then the onus is on you to provide argument or evidence to support your claim, not on other people to refute it.  The default position is non-belief, in other words.
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depends on what you consider a long time.  there are reports of Near Death Experiences of those who had been dead for hours and then were revived automatically, and they did revive by their soul returning to the body.  Now months or years down the road, not likely, but I wouldn't say impossible.
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Yes, even a cloned being has a heart, blood, nerves, brain, feelings, emotions, capabilities, etc. He should have the right to live no matter how he was brought into being.
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God \n\nbut\n\nthe humans cloned it
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I will not preach and give my opinion like others have.  I believe the question you are asking is if practitioners of voodoo *believe* it is possible.\n\nI believe they do.  In voodoo, a person has two souls.  One soul is given at birth, then deposited in a soul reservoir for other beings to use when they are born (like reincarnation).\n\nThe other soul leaves the body at night (like outer-body experiences).  I believe it is possible for this part soul to possess others.\n\nMy brother-in-law would know for certain, as his father is a voodoo healer.  I will edit my answer tomorrow if I talk to him or my sister.
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there is no scientific proof as far as i know that soul really does exist.but many philosophers have plausible arguments in support of the existence of the soul.as far as our energy is concerned it simply changes form and gets converted to heat energy,chemical energy etc.
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I would have certain parts of me cloned, if I needed new ones, e.g. liver, kidney etc.
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What if they werent clones? What if it were all the work of the original?\n    I think I would find that far more amusing than random people cloning him
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I think you could only if you integrated the necessary necromantic rituals into the cloning process.  You could clone the tissue, but it would grow as a living creature.  You'd then have to euthanize it and then raise it from the dead.
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I like your question -- it is very difficult to answer, because there is no simple response!  This is the first challenging question that I've been asked before concerning my religion -- I just don't have all the reasons behind the answers.\n\nSome of your question I can answer, though.  The philosophy of the soul does not pertain to the idea that it has a quanitfiable existence.  It is the ego and spirit of a person, something intangible yet certainly present.  As far as the theology behind this concept, you're right, it's difficult to say when a "soul" would be created.  I couldn't say when the "second soul" comes into the picture, but it certainly wouldn't be "half" of the first.
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there can be no absolute scientific proof of reincarnation, and none against it. It is up to the individual whether they take a personal stand or not on the issue…. It’s all about faith. it’s nice to believe in it though; however, this is one of the questions humans will never be able to answer.