[Physicist]

You're missing my point. There are millions of embryos being destroyed, and while there are many who care about them and wish they hadn't been destroyed, the one we hear people discussing overwhelmingly is the one that just happened to have been cloned. This tells me that people are bothered millions of times more by the fact that this embryo was cloned than by the fact that it was destroyed.

Maybe you're right that this particular priest would have been mollified by this clone being brought to term. But overall, you must admit that most of the people who are objecting to this experiment would be far more strenuous in their objections had that occurred. (In fact, when it does finally occur, I'm expecting violence.)

[SoothingDave]

You're missing my point. There are millions of embryos being destroyed, and while there are many who care about them and wish they hadn't been destroyed, the one we hear people discussing overwhelmingly is the one that just happened to have been cloned. This tells me that people are bothered millions of times more by the fact that this embryo was cloned than by the fact that it was destroyed.

Are you surprised that the "newest" thing in science is the one drawing the attention? The others being killed are routine, this is a new chance to speak for them all.

People are indeed disturbed by the cloning. In and of itself. Outside of the destruction of the clone. This is true. Because of the nightmare scenarios. I know you have a rosy view, but many of us can indeed see the State taking over control of reproduction. It happens in China.

Maybe you're right that this particular priest would have been mollified by this clone being brought to term. But overall, you must admit that most of the people who are objecting to this experiment would be far more strenuous in their objections had that occurred. (In fact, when it does finally occur, I'm expecting violence.)

The idea of an actual born, breathing, ready to live till old age clone is indeed a landmark event. Some people will react in fear, some in joy.

But I am telling you for the third time that this priest, and anyone else following the Catholic pro-life model, would be pleased for any embryo to be brought to term. Any embryo. We really do value human souls from conception to natural death. Honestly. Really.

SD