human being? When we heal the sick what is it we are risking in return? Keith Parkins states:Genetic engineering may lead to a worsening in the rise of decease. In transferring a gene from one species to another we may also be transferring disease vulnerability, antibiotic resistance, cancer and a host of problems we may not yet be aware of. Three decades ago Legionnaire’s disease was unknown, two decades ago AIDS was unknown, one decade ago Mad Cow disease was unknown. So I am left to wonder where do the new diseases and cures for the diseases come to a rest? Will new and more violent diseases appear after we find cures and treatments for the disease we have now. What does my religious background think about genetic engineering?God is the creator of man, which was what I was taught and what I believe. Why do scientists want to re-create and prolong life? God will find other means to take life when the time comes for someone or something to pass away. I believe God wanted humans to advance their selves by faith, not to cheat life or to find shortcuts to sustaining life, genetic engineering for example. Ted Perry says, ”…man did not weave the web of life; he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.” What does this phrase mean to myself, well man created cloning techniques and the consequences for humankind are coming from God. In Genesis, of the Old Testament, chapter one,God tells us that He personally created all the various kinds of organisms individually and said that they were to reproduce according to their kind. When he saw that each kind was reproducing according to their own kind, he said that it was good. The way I understood God was reproduction with your own kind is good and reproducing an identical of your own kind was wrong. God states, ” You shall keep my statutes. You shall not crossbreed two sorts of animals. You shall not sow your field wit...
