Don't be negligent. If you're going to have a kid, make it a clone.

in parenting •  8 months ago 

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In a lot of science fiction, cloning is seen as some unethical science-has-gone-too-far technological innovation. But I want to talk about the ethics of not cloning yourself.

A clone is basically a twin. It's not "you." It doesn't have your memories or skills. It's another person who's just exceedingly similar to you.

If I raised a baby clone, I'd probably be a better father than if I raised a non-clone. Why? Because I know a lot about what baby Sam-clone is likely to want. I know what challenges he will likely have. I know how he can likely overcome them. I have a lot of experience navigating this genotype.

Too many parents don't have a clue about what their kids want and need. If everyone just raised clones of themselves, people would have such better insight into what would make their kids happy. If you have the option of cloning, it almost seems irresponsible to have a non-clone child.

I mean are you really going to raise this child well when you have no idea what they will want and need? Wait, you're going into raising this child completely blind? That's crazy!

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