If it were possible to clone an individual, would that

[MrLuke]

Wouldn't a clone be like a twin? If both sets of twins have souls then obviously a clone must have a soul too.

That's a really good point. An identical twin is essentially a clone and they come out with two separate personalities.

Though you do hear of twins who claim to have an odd 'link' with their brother/sister.. I always wondered if this a strange spiritual thing of like a soul being "split" in a way between the two?

I dunno, just ideas that float about my head!

[MorningGlory]

There is no reason scientific, divine or otherwise why a cloned human being wouldn't have a 'soul.'

I would hope so! Sooner or later, science is going to clone a human and if that human, being created by man, was without a soul it would be the cruelest thing I can imagine. The poor being would have no hope of salvation or a relationship with God and no choice in the matter either! What a nightmarish scenario.

[senerhu]

There is no reason scientific, divine or otherwise why a cloned human being wouldn't have a 'soul.'

I would hope so! Sooner or later, science is going to clone a human and if that human, being created by man, was without a soul it would be the cruelest thing I can imagine. The poor being would have no hope of salvation or a relationship with God and no choice in the matter either! What a nightmarish scenario.

that is exactly right, but think about it for a second. Wouldn't that be the perfect way for satan to introduce the antichrist into this world. Something born of man (sinful) not God(Truth and Just)

I'm not saying this is the way it'll happen, but just a thought I had...

[KeilanS]

I think perhaps I'm misinformed here.

The way a human would be cloned would be by taking the necessary genes out of a person, and then injecting these into a womans egg cell, therefore bypassing sexual intercourse.

While this is unnatural, for all of our purposes the baby is being born exactly the same way as most, and would probably receive a soul at the same time as a baby produced naturally. All thats being changed is an unnatural selection of physical features.

Now I may have my facts wrong, but while this is certainly tampering with God's creation and shouldn't be done, I see no reason why God would not give a soul to a cloned child.

God Bless,

Keilan

[Eliyahuw]

since soul is the essence of a human, the thoughts memories, experiences, and is created at conception from the parents, then no they wouldn't have a soul.

It would take man and woman to create a child with one.

[Scarletprayers]

since soul is the essence of a human, the thoughts memories, experiences, and is created at conception from the parents, then no they wouldn't have a soul.

It would take man and woman to create a child with one.

Well I disagree, God gives us a soul, not the mating process. It only provides a body to put the soul in.

[Tubal-Cain]

I would hope so! Sooner or later, science is going to clone a human and if that human, being created by man, was without a soul it would be the cruelest thing I can imagine. The poor being would have no hope of salvation or a relationship with God and no choice in the matter either! What a nightmarish scenario.

I think you really underestimate God. God will restore all of creation and cloning isn't going to stop Him. You're practically saying that man can thwart God's plan.

[Eliyahuw]

There is no reason scientific, divine or otherwise why a cloned human being wouldn't have a 'soul.'

science doesn't even recognize that there is a soul. so why use them as your basis.

souls are created when a man and woman come together as one and concieve a child. part of the man and part of the womans soul merge together at conception and create a unique soul/individual.

[Scarletprayers]

There is no reason scientific, divine or otherwise why a cloned human being wouldn't have a 'soul.'

science doesn't even recognize that there is a soul. so why use them as your basis.

souls are created when a man and woman come together as one and concieve a child. part of the man and part of the womans soul merge together at conception and create a unique soul/individual.

God supplies the soul, man and woman only supply the vehicle.

[Eliyahuw]

since soul is the essence of a human, the thoughts memories, experiences, and is created at conception from the parents, then no they wouldn't have a soul.

It would take man and woman to create a child with one.

Well I disagree, God gives us a soul, not the mating process. It only provides a body to put the soul in.

Sorry thats mormonism your teaching. souls are not created and floating around waiting on a body.

Souls are created at moment of conception and it is the combigning of the parents souls as one that creates a unique one.

Adam and Eve were the only souls that were created by God. The rest of man was created by the union of the two parents.