The Scientific Miracles

[Speelgoedmannetje]

Well, science is one thing.. But you have to do things with it either.
I always thought die-hard science was my thing. But it's not. I'm more for the creative, application part of science (if that's science).

[Speelgoedmannetje]

Yes, but I was once in a lab, and the only thing I had to do was measuring, measuring and again, measuring. I got bored stiff. No, I am now doing the right thing now, I think. With huge factories, wich have to do the right thing, and my thoughts are becoming reality :-)

[Speelgoedmannetje]

Karlos wrote:
As an extreme example, to improve the human condition, you could sterilize all those with hereditary defects, or carriers of defective genes to end the suffering those genes would inflict on future generations.

Bullocks. The human race is perfect.
So is any non-extincting specie. The extincting species were perfect. In the conditions they lived of course.

If you want to alter humanity like that, you do not know what you are doing. Nature has always his domino-effect. You do not know when a gene is defective or not. Or that it SHOULD be defective or not.

This is also my lament against bio-technology.
While I do not think research should stop, I do think the use of it should stop. Too much environmental variable elements.

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Now, there isn't a sane person here who would argue that that is totally wrong, cold, cruel and downright evil even. But why?

Because that would screw up the human pact, for instance.

[Speelgoedmannetje]

:-? what has lifestyle to do with the origin of all aspects of the existence of everything?

[Speelgoedmannetje]

soooo, where can I find the part in the bible describing the surface of Mars, or the creation of Dinosaurs?

[Speelgoedmannetje]

What's wrong with worshipping trees? What's wrong with worshipping something incredible complex and mysterious, something that just pops out of the ground and coloring the earth green?
Have you actually ever tried to make one yourself?
It makes far more sense than worshipping man made statue..

[Speelgoedmannetje]

KennyR wrote:
Worship is an insult to the human species.

You see being humble is equal to insult yourself?

[Speelgoedmannetje]

(Worship) == (honor the world that surrounds you) == (being humble towards the world that surrounds you)

[Speelgoedmannetje]

But you were talking about worshipping trees.
A tree is a real thing, so according to your definition, this implies that a tree can't be worshipped.
:-?

[Speelgoedmannetje]

No I do not know.
I rather thought of the tree of being a symbol of life and creation. And life and creation are here, as being something very real. (creation as in 'all things', not the creationists' creation)