Blish's "Conscience" vs. Wolfe's "Fifth Head"

Howard Brazee · 29 Dec 2005, 00:38 · from rec.arts.sf.written.2005.mbox

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From: Howard Brazee <howard at brazee.net>
Subject: Re: Blish's "Conscience" vs. Wolfe's "Fifth Head"
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 00:38:46 GMT
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>Cloning and the genetic improvement of humankind is purely evil and
>doomed to failure.

Why is it purely evil?

Why is it doomed to failure?   If it was impurely evil, would it be
doomed to failure?

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