I believe that dicking around with RNA/DNA is a recipe for disaster. We weren't meant to live forever, and any medical advances that allow a person to not hold themselves responsible for their own actions is bad. You want to increase your chances of living a longer, healthier life? - Make better choices.
I don't think that experimenting with genetics would ever allow us to live forever
I believe that all of the lifestyle choices that have a relation to cancer are not causes, but rather triggers/accelerators, the problem is genetic, otherwise there would be no cases of cancer on people who take care of themselves, and such is not the case.
People would still have to face many consequences for bad lifestyle choices, but at least they wouldn't have to worry about getting cancer out of the blue just because they have the wrong genes.
I still believe that tampering at the genetic level is akin to playing God, and in my opinion, we are courting disaster if we continue to do so.
I know many cancers are due to outside factors (chemicals, radiation, drugs, etc.), many are viral, and now we're learning that some may be parasitic in origin. I'm not a scientist, and am certainly no theologian, so i can't speak as to why so many young children end up with horrible cancers and other diseases, but I do know that I do not trust modern day medicines, nor the pharmaceutical industries.
I'm not trying to belittle you, or your opinions, but just wanted to point out my take on things. It's OK if we disagree.
Just because vermin used a certain technology for evil, doesn't mean it couldn't be used for good.
A firearm can be used to slaughter innocents, or save them, depends on how and who uses it.
I believe that dicking around with RNA/DNA is a recipe for disaster. We weren't meant to live forever, and any medical advances that allow a person to not hold themselves responsible for their own actions is bad. You want to increase your chances of living a longer, healthier life? - Make better choices.
This is my opinion. Your mileage may vary.
I don't think that experimenting with genetics would ever allow us to live forever
I believe that all of the lifestyle choices that have a relation to cancer are not causes, but rather triggers/accelerators, the problem is genetic, otherwise there would be no cases of cancer on people who take care of themselves, and such is not the case.
People would still have to face many consequences for bad lifestyle choices, but at least they wouldn't have to worry about getting cancer out of the blue just because they have the wrong genes.
I still believe that tampering at the genetic level is akin to playing God, and in my opinion, we are courting disaster if we continue to do so.
I know many cancers are due to outside factors (chemicals, radiation, drugs, etc.), many are viral, and now we're learning that some may be parasitic in origin. I'm not a scientist, and am certainly no theologian, so i can't speak as to why so many young children end up with horrible cancers and other diseases, but I do know that I do not trust modern day medicines, nor the pharmaceutical industries.
I'm not trying to belittle you, or your opinions, but just wanted to point out my take on things. It's OK if we disagree.