If you kill your clone is it murder or suicide?

Thelostcup · #1 01-21-2009, 03:33 AM

Well?

pill popper · #2 01-21-2009, 03:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Thelostcup

Well?

suicide i would think

a clone wouldnt be considered a human being would it ?

besides it would be like killing yourself and i cant see how that would be considered murder

Steve · #3 01-21-2009, 03:38 AM

The answer is obvious.

Ant · #4 01-21-2009, 03:40 AM

Another question is, if you fucked your clone - would it be masturbation or sex?

D̉̋ilẻ̡̓t͓tant͖͑̓e · #5 01-21-2009, 03:59 AM

Murder is the act of killing others
Suicide is the act of killing self
Clone no matter how same with you, it is not you, it is clone
That's why if you killed your clone, you're a murderer
QED

-*.inc · #6 01-21-2009, 04:21 AM

No i think that's murder.
Maybe half-attempted suicide, though?

monkeys · #7 01-21-2009, 04:24 AM

Do you think I'm just joking around? Well, the problem is that we as a society simply don't like to think about the ethical, moral, spiritual, whatever, implications of the decisions we make based on the passion of the moment and the goading of the omnipresent media. I can find nothing, through records, internet searches, Hauntings in Vermont, NOTHING to back this story up. At some point in this whole sad tale, Daniel snuck out of the house by slipping out of his bedroom window. As the police protagonists investigate his death along with the suddenly-destructive behaviour of the Mecha he wrote the operating system for, they reveal a sophisticated Xanatos Gambit. All donations are anonymous on the wiki and unacknowledged, as we don't wish to create a hierarchy among Tropers.

HeWhoNeverSleeps · #8 01-21-2009, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Thelostcup

Well?

If you had a clone in the first place, why the fuck would you want to kill it. If you managed to fully replicate yourself, bravo, you've mastered some damn amazing science

Enjoy your Nobel Peace Prize..

-*.inc · #9 01-21-2009, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by monkeys

Do you think I'm just joking around? Well, the problem is that we as a society simply don't like to think about the ethical, moral, spiritual, whatever, implications of the decisions we make based on the passion of the moment and the goading of the omnipresent media. I can find nothing, through records, internet searches, Hauntings in Vermont, NOTHING to back this story up. At some point in this whole sad tale, Daniel snuck out of the house by slipping out of his bedroom window. As the police protagonists investigate his death along with the suddenly-destructive behaviour of the Mecha he wrote the operating system for, they reveal a sophisticated Xanatos Gambit. All donations are anonymous on the wiki and unacknowledged, as we don't wish to create a hierarchy among Tropers.

Goddamn I actually read that.

**zuperxtreme** · #10 01-21-2009, 04:27 AM

Murder.

But I think I'd find funner things to do with my clone than killing it.

Like...

...

...

I'll think of something when the opportunity rises.

Vizier · #11 01-21-2009, 04:28 AM

It's dome (head)

Psynthetic · #12 01-21-2009, 04:30 AM

Though this thread was created as a joke, these are actual issues that will be facing us in the not too distant future. Should a human clone have the same rights as a human? Ah, I can't wait for the future.

**zuperxtreme** · #13 01-21-2009, 04:33 AM

What about robot clones?

What is a robot clone?

If all robots are assembled equally, are they robots or clones? Or cloned robots?

-*.inc · #14 01-21-2009, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by zuperxtreme

What about robot clones?

What is a robot clone?

If all robots are assembled equally, are they robots or clones? Or cloned robots?

they are robots.

Psynthetic · #15 01-21-2009, 04:37 AM

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Drefetr · #16 01-21-2009, 04:40 AM

You are (presumably) a living human being.
Your clone is therefore a duplicate living human being.
To kill a living human being is a crime of murder.
Therefore to kill your clone is murder.

Vizier · #17 01-21-2009, 04:41 AM

Zombies ftw.

**zuperxtreme** · #18 01-21-2009, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by -*.inc

they are robots.

So clones are only for people?

What about Star Wars?

THE CLONE WARS?!

**Mantikore** · #19 01-21-2009, 05:46 AM

a clone is not you

13579 · #20 01-21-2009, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by anonymus

Murder is the act of killing others
Suicide is the act of killing self
Clone no matter how same with you, it is not you, it is clone
That's why if you killed your clone, you're a murderer
QED

This. Though it doesn't look like anybody paid attention...

dreiman · #21 01-21-2009, 05:56 AM

Suicide would prevent you from killing again.
The act of murder wouldn't.
So...

dreiman · #22 01-21-2009, 05:57 AM

...If you killed your clone, you would still be able to murder something else.

Curb Stomp · #23 01-21-2009, 06:05 AM

Probably murder. I dont really think anyone would care. Considering it's a clone you could just make another one. This thread seems to remind me of Blade Runner though:3dsmile:

Made in England · #24 01-21-2009, 06:25 AM

Murder :/

I Still Needmoney · #25 01-21-2009, 10:59 AM

Murder, as you are only killing your clone (which is another person regardless) , and not yourself.

yoplait · #26 01-21-2009, 11:14 AM

Murder. It's still not technically you.

I Still Needmoney · #27 01-21-2009, 11:17 AM

What the fuck is with all these "If I cloned myself..." threads? I've seen like 4 now, it's ridiculous. Did you guys suddenly just realise the concept of cloning yourself?

LSA King · #28 01-21-2009, 11:18 AM

I think it would be a similar case as the movie "The One" and in that case it would be murder.

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