[End The Hypocrisy]

>>>Cloning is one thing, but how does one clone the "soul"?<<<

And how do you rationally respond to those who suggest that the concept of a soul is more of a medieval creation?

[John W]

You didn't ask me,but,I would simply say I rely on my own personal faith.There is no great need to prove the existence of souls to others,except in the context of trying to help save theirs from eternal damnation.

On your original "orderly family" point;I prefer dealing with the sometimes unruly teenagers we raised as opposed to having a "master race" of teens bowing or saluting as I enter a room.

[Woodworker]

The headline was misspelled -- instead of "immortality", it should have been "immorality". As to the rest, who wants in on an IPO for a company that will use the Human Genome code to uncover the basis for memory, then through a consortium with cloning firms, provide a basis for true immortality via memory transfer? As a side benefit, all those sending at least $1,000 (cash only, gold only, no paper) get 1% ownership in the Brooklyn Bridge, and an option on sea front property in Nebraska!

[spectre]

You can't explain the "soul". From the evil I've seen in this world, it is obvious that there are those who have been born without one.

So I guess you win the argument.

sw

[Cvengr]

And how do you rationally respond to those who suggest that the concept of a soul is more of a medieval creation?

By taking a simple, non-arrogant, leap of faith, ask God for His direction in your life and guide you appropriately after first recognizing and telling Him you accept His sacrifice for our sins in order to have a relationship with Him on His grounds. The soul exists, we all have one, and until the first death, we have an opportunity to have an eternal relationship with Him by those groundrules.

If one doesn't approach Him, then that's between that person and God. (BTW , not a good position to be in now and especially after one physically dies or upon the separation of the spirit from the body.)