“Consider,” said the
Doctor. “Every human is in competition with every other human,
simply by virtue of living. Each set of genes exists in order
to propagate itself and none other. Romantic partners, siblings,
even children are in competition with you.” He paused, stroking
his beard. “Cloning frees us from the necessity of cooperation;
each gene-pattern is its own potential founder now. It follows
that every time someone else uses a resource, they are damaging you
and your genes' ability to reproduce most efficiently.”
He pulled the lever, and
the red numbers began the countdown. “This, therefore, is simply
self-defense.”
2 comments:
oh wow. this really works for me, as far as a rationale goes. does that make me a sociopath?
Only if you actually invent cloning.
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