This satirical article from the Onion describes a conference to discuss the 'ethics of cloning human beings and compelling them to fight to the death in a rocky pit for our amusement.' Humorously, the conference takes place at Geneva, an allusion to the Geneva conventions.
The article pokes fun at how little some people care for others, by using lines such as '“Or imagine 10 clones of one person in a bout against 10 clones of a different person,” Phillips continued. “I wholeheartedly believe that it is the responsibility of science to advance human society by creating something so f***ing cool.”,' and, '“My colleagues in the field seem to have forgotten that human life is precious.”' The article also discusses the ethics of 'replacing the clones’ limbs with axes and swords." However, the article does discuss actual, potential uses of cloning, such as research into organ transplants.
Overall, the article fulfills its purpose of humor, while mocking the either ignorance, or apathy of humankind when it's about something that is not well known.
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