Not a clone: If the norms of morality are dictated by society - what is the truth of morality?

by Anne Dar

In the middle of the twenty-first century, human cloning becomes morally permissible. The first highly developed country launches a project to create human duplicates. At the initial stage, only extremely wealthy people can afford to have clones. Soon organ transplants to save lives, prolong youth or out of whim, cease to be something problematic, but this prerogative continues to be available only to the elite. The global community oscillates between the desire to follow the example of one country and the realization that the experiment is morally unacceptable. At the juncture of the decision in favor of creating clones around the world, the experiment of the first country begins to rapidly enter the stage of stagnation. Against the backdrop of these global events, clone number 11111 embarks on a journey to seek answers to questions that have different answers for different Is it permissible for humans to interfere with the eternal course of nature in such a crude way? What are the consequences? Do clones have no souls? What are clones capable of when it comes to their relationship to their creators? Who is clone or human? Is unconditional forgiveness possible or can only worthy revenge stop everything? Is it possible to win in a game without rules? And what is more kindness or justice?

321 pages, Hardcover

Published August 24, 2023

Reviews

[Maryann · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a wonderful book, it is an opportunity to venture into the “what if” of cloning and the underlying morality that it brings into question. Who decides if another being has a soul? Will we honestly be able to accept that cloning is okay by simply agreeing that clones do not have a soul? Will adopting that philosophy justify whatever we would do to our clones? The story of 11111 has been so well written that you, the reader, will find yourself asking those questions. I do not know if this author planned to take us on a journey of discovery, but she did and what a wonderful journey it is. Take the time to join 11111 as she learns about herself and the world of the “originals”, along the way perhaps you will discover something about you.