This is because genetic engineering would not only be used to cure diseases, but also to create human being fit to live in space. Hearing Nip’s words, I remembered what my teacher and I used to discuss about genetically modified organisms and its implication for our beliefs. My teacher used an analogy that I hold onto today: like robots, we are only creations formed by our creator, God. No matter how intelligent robots are, they would never be able to change and become a human being or their own creator because a creator makes something out of nothing, like how God, our creator, formed us from nothing. Therefore, just as a robot with great intelligence can never be a creator, we too, as creations of God, could never be like God. Thus, after considering what Nip proposes to society, my positive view of human genetic engineering started to change as it does not align with my beliefs. I feel that humans are no longer using genetic engineering for the betterment of society, but rather to showcase their power to God that they can also be a
This is because genetic engineering would not only be used to cure diseases, but also to create human being fit to live in space. Hearing Nip’s words, I remembered what my teacher and I used to discuss about genetically modified organisms and its implication for our beliefs. My teacher used an analogy that I hold onto today: like robots, we are only creations formed by our creator, God. No matter how intelligent robots are, they would never be able to change and become a human being or their own creator because a creator makes something out of nothing, like how God, our creator, formed us from nothing. Therefore, just as a robot with great intelligence can never be a creator, we too, as creations of God, could never be like God. Thus, after considering what Nip proposes to society, my positive view of human genetic engineering started to change as it does not align with my beliefs. I feel that humans are no longer using genetic engineering for the betterment of society, but rather to showcase their power to God that they can also be a