Perhaps you could sympathize with those who seek to replace a dead child with a copy, or to copy a parent or a relative or even a celebrity.
Leon KassCloning looks like a degrading of parenthood and a perversion of the right relation between parents and children.
Leon KassThere's an ancient tension between wanting to savor the world as it is and wanting to improve on the world as given.
Leon KassIs it possible to covet a much longer life for one's self and be as devoted to the well-being of the next generation? It's a long argument.
Leon Kass