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Theoretically....could you kill your clone?

(Please give this some thought)
A parallel universe exists where everyone has a clone. For whatever reason your clone must die and it must be by your hand. Would killing your clone feel like a type of suicide, or could you easily do it? If you could do it, why?
SW-User
I could never kill me. It's funny because I could commit suicide. I think the difference of it being a separate person makes the empathy kick in
ravenwind43 · 51-55, F
Interesting thought, seeing yourself outside of your "self" might make you think twice.
NocturnalTide · 46-50, M
Seeing me outside myself may open my eyes to things I never saw about me and I just might find a way to kill my clone. It would feel like a murder-suicide to me; more murder than suicide, as I'd still be here, but I'd feel a part of me died along with him.
ravenwind43 · 51-55, F
Gosh I really wanted to convey the thought process I was on much better! I wanted to put forth the idea that it's sometimes easier for us to be better to another person than ourselves, and if we were to stand outside of ourself so to speak (a clone) could we still easily take them out or would we want to protect them? :)
NocturnalTide · 46-50, M
The idea that diverted me from treatment of self vs. others was that you set the rules one's clone must die by his/her own hand. That set up a scenario as an end by means and I didn't go down the 'evaluate myself from outside' direction lol.
ravenwind43 · 51-55, F
I know, sigh. Sometimes my ideas work out fantastically in my head! lol
SW-User
I dunno. a clone of me would defend himself pretty well, I think. does he know I'm on my way?
ravenwind43 · 51-55, F
LOL but the question remains, are you okay with killing your clone?:)
SW-User
@ravenwind43: once I convince my brain it's both needed and just a target, it just comes down to slow breath and easy pull on the trigger.
ravenwind43 · 51-55, F
Wow. Alright, thanks for answering:)
Peaches · F
What an awful thought⁉ I guess I'd get kicked out because I wouldn't be able to do it, I'm not suicidal. I think anyone that could do it must not like themselves very much.
ravenwind43 · 51-55, F
Yes it is. What I was hoping to convey was the idea that our own self is very easy to be hard on, and if we had a clone could we easily "kill" essentially our own self or would we feel empathy because it was outside of our "self." I could have explained my line of thought better.:)
tnjazz · 70-79, M
If he was truly my clone, there would be no reason
ravenwind43 · 51-55, F
Yes, it's the clone that has to die:)
tnjazz · 70-79, M
Nooooooooooo 😱
Peaches · F
@tnjazz: I like your box too.....don't do it⁉😕
SW-User
Better yet, could your clone kill you without remorse
ravenwind43 · 51-55, F
Also a good point. Answer the question!:)
SW-User
@ravenwind43: it would feel like murder not suicide, I don't think I could do it
Noreaster · F
Is it kill or be killed?
ravenwind43 · 51-55, F
Nope. All the clones must die for (whatever said reason) and the person can ONLY kill their clone. It's their task alone.
Noreaster · F
So we are not threatened? If that's the case why kill your clone?
ravenwind43 · 51-55, F
In this universe perhaps there is over population. Perhaps the clones want to clone themselves...it could be a variety of reasons.
GoldenWorm · 51-55, M
Different body = different person. Shared genetics is only that, they are still a different person. This isn't difficult.
ravenwind43 · 51-55, F
So you could easily do it? Alrighty!:)
GoldenWorm · 51-55, M
I mean that it'd be the same as killing anyone else with whom you share similarity.
ravenwind43 · 51-55, F
Ok, I see where you're going with that (I think) lol.
ravenwind43 · 51-55, F
There could be an interesting sci-fi story in this. The idea that you could have a clone where all your "bad" is transferred to the clone. Hmm, I might have inspired myself lol
Kinopio · 26-30, T
Watch Jet Li - The One
ravenwind43 · 51-55, F
Or you could answer the question lol.
Kinopio · 26-30, T
Basically yes, you could kill or to be killed by your clone if one of you find the way to travel the parallel universe. Your clones will have different personality, there's a chance one is psycopath like in that Jet Li movie.
SW-User
I could do it.
ravenwind43 · 51-55, F
Harsh...alright lol

 
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