Re: Scary Reaction to Cloning

Robin Hanson (hanson@hss.caltech.edu)
Sat, 8 Mar 1997 10:57:36 -0800 (PST)


Chris Hind writes:
>Look to generation X ... [some of them] thought the idea of banning it
>was pointless. ... it's inevitable. Putting that aside with acceptance
>they began to see the positive aspects of it such as cloning organs
>and such. ...
>>... this sort of thing is predicted as we approach a "Fourth Turning."
>Grrrrrrrrrr! I hate that book!

Gen X is not the only generation around, is politically weak for its
size, and need not be an indicator of future generations to follow.
"that book" predicts otherwise. Why do you hate it?

Robin D. Hanson hanson@hss.caltech.edu http://hss.caltech.edu/~hanson/