In the context of intelligent design, the interesting question from an ethical standpoint is as follows:
If God's plan of creation is embodied in human DNA, is it a sin for man to modify it in order to correct flaws in it or to improve the human species as a general principle? Is creation of a new type of human or another species a violation of God's plan? If humans are genetically modified to breath the Martian atmosphere and to endure the low gravity conditions, are they conceived in sin. Craig Venter creates synthetic life form http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/may/20/craig-venter-synthetic-life-form Has Craig Venter sinned against the plan of God? Julian Savulescu, professor of practical ethics at Oxford University, said: "Venter is creaking open the most profound door in humanity's history, potentially peeking into its destiny. He is not merely copying life artificially ... or modifying it radically by genetic engineering. He is going towards the role of a god: creating artificial life that could never have existed naturally." This is "a defining moment in the history of biology and biotechnology", Mark Bedau, a philosopher at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, told Science. If someone creates a man from scratch, does that created man have a soul? On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 8:13 PM, Jojo Jaro <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > Cool!!! Won't be long now until we get a complete catalog of each and > every DNA sequence of each and every living plant and animal. When we have > this, it would probably is a new dawn in the study of species. No longer > will we be dependent on classification based on gross physical > characteristics. This new "Genetic" definition of a species will clear up > a lot of misunderstandings and I predict will finally discredit this idea > of species evolving from another species, ie. Darwinian Evolution. > > > Jojo > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* MarkI-ZeroPoint <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Saturday, August 04, 2012 8:04 AM > *Subject:* RE: [Vo]:The Fallacies of Darwinian Evolution - Basic > Definitions > > JoJo wrote:**** > > “It won't be long now when we will have the ability to very rapidly and > cheaply sequence each and every DNA for all animals and plants.”**** > > ** ** > > Already here… **** > > http://www.nanoporetech.com/news/press-releases/view/39**** > > ** ** > > **** > > ** ** > >
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