arvested for the pleasure of the human species. Each day one hundred thousand cattle alone are murdered. This is hard to justify at any level. Pro-Genetic Engineering speakers would condemn the killing of one hundred thousand humans and this in no way different than the slaughter of 100,000 cattle. Not until Pro-Genetic Engineering speakers, endure the suffering they place upon animals can they claim that animals are of less moral value.Secondly, the degradation of the environment is another detrimental effect of genetic engineering. Buddhism opposes any ideology and action that adversely effects the environment. Because nature directly affects our bodies and minds, any harmful effects on the environment would mean harmful effects on our bodies and minds, and preclude our ability to become enlightened. Genetically engineering adversely affects the environment in several ways; the genetically-altered genes of crops pollute to other plants and animals, and are fundamentally different than other types of pollution, in the fact that they are irreversible. Also, these crops promote the use of pesticides and herbicides, which are often responsible for illnesses in farm workers and the contamination of water sources. Herbicides and pesticides meant for genetically engineered crops often destroy organic crops, and kill advantageous insects such as bees, ladybirds, lacewings, and butterflies, and earthworms. This puts the environment at risk of destroying its ability to stabilize to the point of equilibrium. Pro-Genetic Engineering speakers often contend that genetically-altered crops would also help solve world-hunger. This is completely Utopian in belief. They believe that these altered crops would help solve, but in fact, the problem of world hunger is caused by the irregular division of wealth and corrupt governments. Not unless they attack the problem at its source can they even hope to solve for world hunger.In its entirety, genetic engin...
