论"克隆"与永生不朽

在漫长的历史中,人类在孜孜求生的过程里,也不断地追求避死,乃至于渴望永生不朽.古老的基督教、佛教、伊斯兰教和道教等世界各大文明系统都有着不同的企望永生不死的观念和一些实际的操作.从生死哲学的角度来看,基督教、佛教和伊斯兰教追求的永生,都要通过"死"这一桥梁,唯有中国道教求取的是此"生"此"身"的不朽.这一点与现代"克隆"技术所可能提供的超越死亡之路有相吻合的地方.某种程度的"不死之人"终于要在科学发展过程中实现,这确实是21世纪和未来的年代里最最激动人心的事件之一.

On "Cloning" and Immortality

In their long history, human beings have been longing for immortality and looking for ways to avoid death. Christianity, Buddhism, Islamism, Taoism and all the great civilizations have the concept of immortality and practical operations, though the contents of which vary. Looking at the issue from the angle of life philosophy, it can be seen that the immortality sought after by Christianity, Buddhism and Islamism must go through "death" while the immortality sought after by Taoists is the longevity of this "body" which coincides with the transcendence over death by means of cloning. That "immortality" will be realized to some degree by science is surely the most exciting event in the twenty first century and the following days.