That ploy could backfire. The more exposure Seed gets, the more eccentric he seems. God intended for man to become one with God. Seed has begun to remind pundits and editorial writers of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, who provokes strong feelings by shattering the taboo against physician-assisted suicide. The technical challenge involved in ending a human life is trivial, however.
Cloning is another matter.
In his experiments with animals, a quarter of his lambs died within a few days of birth. Ultimately, it took 277 attempts to produce Dolly. Not at present, mainstream scientists universally agree. Which, of course, is why Seed has stirred up such a fuss. Seed has succeeded in forcing a national debate on the issue, but it seems increasingly unlikely that he will be the one to put it to the test.