X-Message-Number: 7758 Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 12:17:19 +1000 From: (Kitty te Riele) Subject: Re: cloning Cloning of Einstein (John Clark, #7744) doesn't actually bring Einstein back. All it does is allow a baby to be born with the same genes as Einstein. But as this baby would grow up amongst different people, experiencing and learning different things, he may well turn out a very different person from Einstein. He may not even become much of a genius. Similarly cryonic patients who are cloned can't really be said to be `coming back' themselves (Brian Wowk, #7749). In my view one's experiences (stored in brain patterns/structures) are vital for one's sense of self. Cloning doesn't transfer those. Regards, Kitty te Riele Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=7758