You are listening to a televised debate about cloning. One of the scientists says that cloning would allow us to improve the quality of the human race by creating exact duplicates of highly intelligent people. People who were not considered suitable candidates for cloning would be able to adopt these "high quality" children, rather than having their own. Which of the following theorists would have been most likely to support this program?

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Francis Galton was a proponent of eugenics, the idea that breeding humans for desirable traits would improve the overall quality of the human race. Cloning highly intelligent individuals and promoting their genetic traits through adoption aligns with Galton's belief in eugenics.

You Are Listening to a Televised Debate About Cloning