So in the world of ethanol, there's a lot of buzz about scientists creating these genetically engineered bacteria to convert biomass into ethanol. People have spent millions and decades in the lab messing with bacteria, trying to make them into the perfect tool for ethanol production, and they're apparently getting close. The thing is that normally, no one specific bacteria has the ability to breakdown and convert the all of the carbohydrates in a plant into ethanol. So, these people have taken the charge to create a super bug that will tear it up, and be really be successful in bioconversion in a single organism.
Initially I thought the product was good, but I realized what it was, and I've taken a stance against it. I'm not comfortable with people messing with creation. God has wondrously created thousands and thousands, if not millions, of different types of bacteria, and they all have unique abilities. It just doesn't make sense, why mess with what God has called good? Why not just combine some bacteria to work together? I'm just saying, that's going with the flow of how things operate on Earth.
Anyways, I know how I feel about genetic modification for this specifically. But I'm sure it's all over the spectrum of the scientific world. How do you feel about it? Do you think its wrong to mess with God's creation? Do you think that because of the fall, and because creation is affected by it, we need to repair some things that got messed up? Can a scientist bring glory to God by using their abilities to create something new? God is the creator, and we're made in His image, so is not being like Him? Can you even argue that when God is holding everything together, even atoms?
Like I said, I know how I feel about it, what do you think?
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
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