Hi Gray,
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Originally Posted by Gray
If this research leads to a cure for a disease that may one day threaten your child's life, would you accept that treatment, knowing its origin?
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Sure they will. Not too long ago a I started a thread about the Vaticans 7 new deadly sins, which include genetic manipulation. There's millions of Catholics using insulin for their diabetes. Insulin is produced from genetically modified e-coli bacteria. And there's a long history of that, ranging from condemning attempts to find a cure for the Black Death through medicine to opposition to vaccination:
Vaccination and religion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
So the centuries-long pattern is
- object to scientific break-through as unethical, playing God, etc
- try to get it banned (claiming morality on your side of course) for everyone, not just those of your flock
- fail to get it banned, 'Darn, why won't people listen when we tell them to get back to those wonderful Dark Ages with us?'
- stand first in line to use the fruits of what you've worked your hardest to destroy
- be annoyed or even deeply insulted when you are reminded of your unconstructive past and present hypocrisy
Peter