Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 28th September 2001

Dilbert//4549, first published 25 years ago on Friday 28th September 2001

Tags

ethical to clone boss borrow cloner souls abomination souls irrelevant

Official transcript

Dilbert asks The Garbageman, "My boss asked me to clone him. Is that unethical?"

The Garbageman replies, "You'll either create a soulless abomination or, if the clone is normal, you will have shown that souls are irrelevant."

Dilbert asks, "What if the original is already a soulless abomination?"

The Garbageman replies, "You can borrow my cloner. It's in the truck."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY BOSS ASKED ME TO CLONE HIM. IS THAT ETHICAL?

YOU'LL EITHER CREATE A SOULLESS ABOMINATION OR, IF THE CLONE IS NORMAL, YOU WILL HAVE SHOWN THAT SOULS ARE IRRELEVANT.

WHAT IF THE ORIGINAL IS ALREADY A SOULLESS ABOMINATION?

YOU CAN BORROW MY CLONER. IT'S IN THE TRUCK.

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