just because you can, doesn't mean you always should

[threeplusfire]

The story about Clonaid and the claim of the first clone birth are all over the wires this morning. Didn't we all read enough science fiction stories to know that cloning never ends in happiness? I read "Nine Lives" again yesterday, and it is still a chilling thought.

It's a strange day when I can't even retreat into my sci-fi collection for respite from the world. Back to the wizards I suppose. Even if they do keep me up til odd hours before dawn, whispering.

Comments

Not of this world

[dungeongoblin.livejournal.com]

When did people become advance enough to try
to copy creation? Was I asleep or something?
The truly creepy part is that the people who
supposely funded this project believed that
humans were created by extraterrestials.

I simply do not trust man with such a task

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

I knew a person once who belonged to the Raelians, and they are even creepier than they sound. I suppose it makes sense in their belief system, to want to try this. But I can not help but believe it signals the beginnings of something terrible.

Re: I simply do not trust man with such a task

[sykii.livejournal.com]

Yes. It frightens me beyond words.

time to flee to Mars

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

I think this on that list of Things Not To Do or Everyone Dies, along with exploring the basement by yourself in the middle of the night, and splitting up to look for the escaped psycho. Aha. #42, Clones.

Re: time to flee to Mars

[sykii.livejournal.com]

Yes, exactly.
Mars needs us. I've already started packing.

Re: time to flee to Mars

[dungeongoblin.livejournal.com]

Just started reading Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson. She
seems to think that colonization there might not be too
much better

Re: time to flee to Mars

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

I think the brilliance of those books lies in her grasp of the social and political aspects of that endeavour. It's some of the best of modern science fiction.

Re: time to flee to Mars

[two-star.livejournal.com]

KSR is a boy, btw.

Re: time to flee to Mars

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

You know, I know that, and I typed the wrong pronoun anyway. Ack. It's one of those very confused days. I'm going to blame Eddie Izzard. Heh.