Human Cloning

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n genetic determinism where genes determine a person's personality and behavior as well as his or her physical characteristics (Herbert 2). In this view a clone would have the same personality, thoughts, and identity as his or her predecessor. However, it is the environment that influences people's behavior and personality (Hume 2). Genes can only dictate the shape and number of neurons in the brain while the arrangement and connections of neurons determine personality, thought, and behavior. The events and experiences influence these connections in the brain and ultimately influence personality and behavior. Most humans have separate identities and unique personalities because no one possesses the same exact experiences in his or her life. Thus a clone of a parent would not be entirely identical because the greatly divergent experiences of the clone and parent would wire the clone's mind differently than the parent. In fact, twins are more similar than clones because twins share the same uterine environment and live in the same family environment. However, even twins who grow up together have separate personalities and identities (Hume 2). Clones would also be biologically different. The DNA that is inserted into another person's host egg would pick up maternal factors from the proteins and mitochondria in the egg which would alter the embryo's development (Herbert 2). Physiological differences between the womb of the original predecessor's mother and the clone's surrogate mother would also affect the clone's development. The use of cloning poses no threat to humans' identity and uniqueness which are impossible to replicate. Cloning would not be a threat to society, but cloning would aid society by producing more individuals with unique ideas.

In recent years the strong debate of human cloning has come into perspective after the cloning of the sheep “Dolly”, arguing over the ethical and unethical issues has been...