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Now that human cloning's apparently upon us, is immortality as well? (My title)
CNN.com ^ | Dec. 27th, 2002 | CNN.com

Posted on 12/27/2002 6:21:32 AM PST by End The Hypocrisy

A major announcement regarding human cloning is supposedly underway.

Related article:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2002-12-27-baby-clone_x.htm

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Florida; US: Maryland; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: brain; cloning; fountainofyouth; immortality; medicine
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To: End The Hypocrisy
We may have the distinction of belonging to the last generation to die of old age.

Happy New Year.

81 posted on 12/27/2002 10:23:51 AM PST by pabianice
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To: End The Hypocrisy
transfer one's brain's memory lobes

Memory might not be located in the lobes. Besides that, even with immortality, the average lifetime would be about 600 years anyway.

82 posted on 12/27/2002 10:27:50 AM PST by RightWhale
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To: End The Hypocrisy
Do you guys actually believe this? Do you think God would allow this?
83 posted on 12/27/2002 10:29:21 AM PST by YadaYada
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To: End The Hypocrisy
Here's another thread with a philosophical bent on Raelianism and the media.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/812998/posts

84 posted on 12/27/2002 10:31:02 AM PST by Dakotabound
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To: YadaYada
>>>Do you think God would allow this?<<<


After Auschwitz, who can guess accurately?
85 posted on 12/27/2002 10:46:48 AM PST by End The Hypocrisy
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To: RightWhale
>>>even with immortality, the average lifetime would be about 600 years anyway.<<<


Why so?
86 posted on 12/27/2002 10:47:29 AM PST by End The Hypocrisy
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To: YadaYada
It's not even that close. This is a new twist, alien TV evangelism. The "grace" period of a week or more will be used to bilk the weak of mind.
87 posted on 12/27/2002 10:47:59 AM PST by RGSpincich
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To: RGSpincich
If that's the case, wouldn't the folks at http://www.ftc.gov get hot under the collar?
88 posted on 12/27/2002 10:48:49 AM PST by End The Hypocrisy
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To: pabianice
>>>We may have the distinction of belonging to the last generation to die of old age.<<<


Hopefully anatomy won't be destiny for us, either, though...
89 posted on 12/27/2002 10:50:19 AM PST by End The Hypocrisy
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To: End The Hypocrisy
People die in accidents or of sudden disease or while fighting. Even with immortality it would be possible to catch cold or hit a bridge abutment or have a war.
90 posted on 12/27/2002 10:56:47 AM PST by RightWhale
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To: RightWhale
Perhaps one's memories can be saved on a database, along with one's DNA (a la The Sixth Day) so that one can be cloned in case one dies, and essentially revived?
91 posted on 12/27/2002 11:08:24 AM PST by End The Hypocrisy
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To: RGSpincich
MSNBC.com now has a free video on this morning's press conference:

http://www.msnbc.com/news/852027.asp?0cv=CA01

92 posted on 12/27/2002 11:08:57 AM PST by End The Hypocrisy
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To: End The Hypocrisy
It is not known where the memory resides, or even if it resides somewhere. These are very interesting areas of speculation, but we are [one might assume] far from a technology that can transfer memories.
93 posted on 12/27/2002 11:27:47 AM PST by RightWhale
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To: RightWhale
It is not known where the memory resides, or even if it resides somewhere.

Are we speaking of software or hardware? If it is hardware, can the hardware be faithfully replicated. If it is software, where does the conscious mind reside?

The consequences of either are paradoxical. If hardware, who would be the real conscious "me" among a group of clones? If software, who would be the real conscious "me" among a group of "machines" running the same software? Who gets to be "me"?

94 posted on 12/27/2002 11:49:52 AM PST by AndrewC
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To: End The Hypocrisy
Better yet, offer a selection of programs approved by the state; yeah, that's it, peace innertime.
95 posted on 12/27/2002 12:08:10 PM PST by Old Professer
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To: AndrewC
Who gets to be "me"?

Such have been the questions of Sci-Fi. But now we are moving beyond Sci-Fi. Cloning of humans is happening. One today, another next month, a series after that, more and more clones and still no preparation in the areas of ethics and of the law. Looks like we will deal with the problems as they arise, as usual.

For memory, I like the idea of the Akashic level combined with the 5-dimensional ekpyrotic universe model where the size of the 5th dimension is roughly the size of a neuron, but how can we account for taste?

96 posted on 12/27/2002 12:13:34 PM PST by RightWhale
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To: End The Hypocrisy
The short answer to your question about memory transplants is ... no. Not only is it not currently possible, the question can't even be properly asked.
97 posted on 12/27/2002 12:19:22 PM PST by js1138
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To: RGSpincich
OJ walked in spite of DNA evidence.

OJ walked because the jurors hated and distrusted the police. Science had nothing to do with their decision.

98 posted on 12/27/2002 12:22:00 PM PST by js1138
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To: js1138
>>>>Not only is [memory transfer] not currently possible, the question can't even be properly asked.<<<


If somebody on this thread called that "pseudo philosophy" I'd be hard-pressed to defend it, so hopefully folks will refrain.

99 posted on 12/27/2002 12:22:03 PM PST by End The Hypocrisy
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To: RightWhale
It is not known where the memory resides, or even if it resides somewhere. These are very interesting areas of speculation, but we are [one might assume] far from a technology that can transfer memories.

Wherever the memory "resides" it is co-resident with the structure of the brain, and all its unique interconnections. The most common speculation would say there is no separation of software and hareware.

100 posted on 12/27/2002 12:25:40 PM PST by js1138
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