Ideally they are both founded on a thirst for knowledge. Pratically even cloning has a positive side. How about cloning organs or body parts that were inadvertantly cut off. If so it is just as reprehensible to temperarily keep a person alive on a resperator. No matter what race, religion or creed there is always a progress made.
Many people view progress differently.
Progress to a computer whiz is a new advantage that opens up new windows for him, whereas to a nature lover progress becomes an endangerment. Any type of progress is considered to be a larger step to the destruction of our world. It is difficult for those who are against progress to accept it because they are capable of living without it and are aware that progress is not a necessity of living. It is, however a huge necessity for a large proportion of our world. For example the progress that we have made in medicine is unbelievably helpful and saves many lives everyday.