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An army of clones would be so much better.

on 7/24/2013
Posts: 6

If the army was made up entirely of clones, the country would be more efficient.

This army would be born and raised outside society; all the clones would see would lie within the walls of the training camps.

No civilians would care what would happen to these clones; they wouldn't know them.

There would be no benefits to pay to widows of fallen soldiers.

People wouldn't care as much about where the soldiers were sent; they wouldn't care if they died or not. They wouldn't be as involved - many people have the misconception that clones are somehow sub-human.

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I wonder if any governments will take advantage of this. Do you think it would work?

on 7/24/2013
Posts: 1063
An army of clones would be so much better.

I disagree. We need those eager kids in school who want to join the army to go and die for us. Besides, that cloning method would be best used on animals... Then again I just woke up so I'm pretty grouchy and I'm hungry. 

on 7/24/2013
Posts: 6
An army of clones would be so much better.

I'm sure they could find another profession, I mean, toilet cleaning is noble enough.

I just had this thought because of the recent issue of NewScientist - the first human clones have been made. Sadly, I don't think they will be developed past the embryo stage.

on 7/24/2013
Posts: 1063
An army of clones would be so much better.

Personally I think that science should go to stem research to further advance the humans that are alive right now. Did you know we have a dormant gene in our body that allows us to grow our limbs back?

on 7/24/2013
Posts: 6
An army of clones would be so much better.

Of course, I was just suggesting a way to improve the army situation. Genetic engineering could be used for that, too - though no doubt many people would have a problem with that! It's bad enough with GM crops...

Holy shit, that's cool! I wonder if it can be 'awakened'. That could be handy. Also, epigenetics is a pretty cool area of research; for example a methyl group can switch a gene off, and removing it can switch the gene on again.

on 7/24/2013
Posts: 1063
An army of clones would be so much better.

This subject only interests me because my major WAS Microbiology...I had dreams of splicing animals together to create something even more interesting. My main thought was a Griffin; size manipulation is easy enough, the only problem is the thing wouldn't be able to fly because of the weight of the total creature...the wing span of something as big a lion would need to be at least 57' long just to stay in the air. Now, that comes to problem number 2, there's no way that the griffin would be able to take off unless it has some serious height (the wingspan would prevent any take-off from the ground).

 

on 7/25/2013
Posts: 821
An army of clones would be so much better.

We already have drones. Npt good emough for you?

on 7/25/2013
Posts: 821
An army of clones would be so much better.

We already have drones. Npt good emough for you?

on 7/25/2013
Posts: 1063
An army of clones would be so much better.

Your double posts give me a headache...

on 7/25/2013
Posts: 446
An army of clones would be so much better.

Someone's been watching too much Starwars...

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