Ordinary People and their views on cloning

From research I can conclude that the people most likely to be against cloning are elderly adults, the religious, and those with conservative backgrounds. For example elderly people are very often against change. They are people who have grown and lived in generations different from our youth and often find scientific advancements unruly. The religious view cloning as a sin. Religious men and women often believe that cloning is a way for humans to "play God" and consider this ridiculous. The tensions between science and religion has been around since the beginning of time, and many religious people believe in God or a higher power than humans. The conservative also often have a problem with cloning. In this American society with great political ambitions its often difficult to get view points across. Those of the conservative background often tend to be greatly religious and hold high beliefs in the "American Family." This causes disputes over cloning, since creating a family by human power is not a "real" family. These are general and broad demographics.

I asked a Greenhills junior about her opinion on cloning. I asked the question: Whats your opinion of cloning? Are you for it or against it and why? She responded by saying that she did not "know a lot about the topic" but was "pro-cloning for the better of furthering scientific advancements."

I then asked another junior girl the same question. Her opinion differed quite a bit. She claimed that she was "not for cloning because of its effects." She said "its morally wrong in my opinion for humans to take on a role of creation." She also said she did not know a lot of the details on the topic but was happy and open to learn more.