Does anyone know if there has been much digging into this?
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Thank you! I feel like sometimes people see the genetic stuff and flip tf out when in reality there has been genetic modification going on with selective breeding, etc. Since Gregor Mendel at least.
I raised Duroc-Tamworth cross pigs once. Duroc is a heritage breed that makes juicy red meat that looks almost like beef but from a pig. Tamworth is a breed that has much longer belly area - belly = bacon. So you get several pounds more juicy bacon from a Duroc-Tamworth than from a regular Duroc. That's a genetic modification, done outside the lab.
The bacon was delicious BTW.
ALSO, the stomach is an incredibly harsh environment for things to endure. I am not 100% sure how much or even what type of GMO would have to be performed to change someone through what they eat.
Like Jesus said, it is not what a man eats that makes him wicked, but rather what comes out of his mouth that does.
I'd have to read more about what specifically they changed with CRISPR to get some idea of the motive behind this.
Eh, this is taking things a little too far by playing God.
This is not genetic modification, this is crossbreeding.
CRISPR injects genetic sequences designed by man into existing organisms.
With crossbreeding you have 2 animals that are already sexually compatible produce an offspring that is a mix of the 2 parents.
The difference is that when you crossbreed pigs, for example, the genetic material already existed since God created pigs, you've just arranged the mating to get a specific subset of pig DNA that in this case makes better bacon. That combination of pig DNA has likely never been seen before, but it was always possible within the realm of God's creation through natural processes. But you can't crossbreed a pig and a chicken to get bacon flavored eggs, because pigs and chickens are not sexually compatible.
With CRISPR you can take something like the frost-resistant genetic material from a fish and inject that into a strawberry seed to get frost-resistant strawberries. God never intended for fish and strawberries to interbreed, and we know this because fish and strawberries are not sexually compatible. So maybe we get a super-fruit out of this experiment. Or maybe we create some kind of Frankenstein monster by breaking the barriers that God has constructed.
I think we're mostly saying the same thing.
I personally don't think we should be going down this path. Creation is incredibly complex and I don't think we'll ever fully understand it. (BTW this points to an intelligent designer, aka God). And if we don't fully understand it, we'll never be able to safely utilize the technology.
The potential for disaster is huge. By not going down this path we know exactly what to expect: the status quo.