Officer - "Your knife killed the man, you're charged with murder" Homeowner - "But I didn't know it was missing!" Officer - "Doesn't matter, the murderer stole it from your house."
Don't forget the US National Institutes of Health were as major a player, if not more, than the Wellcome Trust in the Human Genome Project. And they'd like to see the genome be public knowledge as well.
As for Celera, they are a company after all. And any corporation needs to make a profit. That's just the way of the world. However, I really hope they aren't granted any patents on this research. Why? Patents should be given for innovations, and not when a company/institute/person uses an automated machine to scan the material with no real oversight by scientists.
We are evil because of Satan's influence in the world turning people away from the love of the Lord through such popular modern myths as the Big Bang theory, "evolution" (as if sheer chance could result in human beings!) and atheism. God gave us free will because that way our love for him will mean something rather than being blind obedience.
Ah yes, the old, Satan is capable of overcoming God's Love bit. Of course, this can't be true, because God is all powerful, so it must be our free will (Which not all Christians believe in either) which leads us astray. And then, when free will leads us to question God's relevance or existence, "Good Christians" attack those decisions as evil and against "God's plan". Quite the conundrum, having to live with such a vicious bit of circular logic.
Murder is only ethical when it is done in the name of the Lord, to protect His followers or to punish those who oppose his Truth. Sin cannot accrue to one who acts according to the Lord's wishes.
I seemed to miss that bit in the Bible. Wasn't it "thou shall not kill" instead of "thou shall not kill, except...(insert your cause here)".
But Catholics are not Christians and are destined for Hell when they die. Their worship of idols such as the "virgin" Mary and their "saints" precludes them from being Christians. Their so-called "religion" is a foul mockery of Christianity.
Whoa. Where did this come from. I think the Catholics have all of the Born Agains and Protestants beat, since they were founded by people who knew Jesus. Powerful case for them being true Christians. Besides, aren't all people who believe in Jesus Christ as their savior Christians? Wasn't that what his life was about?
Hopefully, two points will come to mind.
1) "Thou shalt have no other gods before me" from the good ol' Ten Commandments. Notice the "before" bit. Doesn't say, besides, it says before. Which clears the Catholics of being a "foul mockery" as long as they worship God first and formost. Everything else is fair game after that.
2) "Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment that you pronounce you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get" (Matthew 7.1-5) should never be forgotten when judgements like "are destined for Hell when they die" are leveled.
And I'm still looking for "Thou shall not breed giant mice" bit...maybe Mel Brooks dropped it?
A few suggested changes to make your statements more accurate: less offensive to decent Christians should be less offensive to my view of what Christianity is. I'm sure, unless you've met these scientists, that no one is in any position to judge their faith. God has decreed seems out of place. I seemed to miss the Thou shall not breed giant mice bit in the Bible, but I'll have to double check. Although, I'm curious as to when the mind of God became know to anyone. Seems a little blashpemous to decide God's view on issues. And greatest threat to humanity?? Lets remember that science has never produced something that is evil or amoral. Everything produced is perfectly neutral, neither good or evil. It's what we do with it that makes or breaks an item. No, the greatest threat to humanity is ignorance. The old saying, A little bit of knowledge is dangerous is VERY true. Most people nowadays have a little bit of knowledge about sensitive subjects and react in a paranoid fashion. So, read up. Genetic engineering isn't anywhere near what SciFi authors think it'll be. All these scientists have done is confirm one effect of one gene and breed a Super Sized snack for snakes...nothing more. Relax, breathe, and study.
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Pelosi and the mayor of DC must like similar views then considering their stated intention to ignore the Heller verdict then. :)
Dubya's just one ass of thousands.
Officer - "Your knife killed the man, you're charged with murder"
Homeowner - "But I didn't know it was missing!"
Officer - "Doesn't matter, the murderer stole it from your house."
As for Celera, they are a company after all. And any corporation needs to make a profit. That's just the way of the world. However, I really hope they aren't granted any patents on this research. Why? Patents should be given for innovations, and not when a company/institute/person uses an automated machine to scan the material with no real oversight by scientists.
Ah yes, the old, Satan is capable of overcoming God's Love bit. Of course, this can't be true, because God is all powerful, so it must be our free will (Which not all Christians believe in either) which leads us astray. And then, when free will leads us to question God's relevance or existence, "Good Christians" attack those decisions as evil and against "God's plan". Quite the conundrum, having to live with such a vicious bit of circular logic.
Murder is only ethical when it is done in the name of the Lord, to protect His followers or to punish those who oppose his Truth. Sin cannot accrue to one who acts according to the Lord's wishes.
I seemed to miss that bit in the Bible. Wasn't it "thou shall not kill" instead of "thou shall not kill, except...(insert your cause here)".
But Catholics are not Christians and are destined for Hell when they die. Their worship of idols such as the "virgin" Mary and their "saints" precludes them from being Christians. Their so-called "religion" is a foul mockery of Christianity.
Whoa. Where did this come from. I think the Catholics have all of the Born Agains and Protestants beat, since they were founded by people who knew Jesus. Powerful case for them being true Christians. Besides, aren't all people who believe in Jesus Christ as their savior Christians? Wasn't that what his life was about?
Hopefully, two points will come to mind.
1) "Thou shalt have no other gods before me" from the good ol' Ten Commandments. Notice the "before" bit. Doesn't say, besides, it says before. Which clears the Catholics of being a "foul mockery" as long as they worship God first and formost. Everything else is fair game after that.
2) "Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment that you pronounce you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get" (Matthew 7.1-5) should never be forgotten when judgements like "are destined for Hell when they die" are leveled.
And I'm still looking for "Thou shall not breed giant mice" bit...maybe Mel Brooks dropped it?
Well, in an example of not using a technology properly, I forgot the paragraph coding...sorry about that.
A few suggested changes to make your statements more accurate: less offensive to decent Christians should be less offensive to my view of what Christianity is. I'm sure, unless you've met these scientists, that no one is in any position to judge their faith. God has decreed seems out of place. I seemed to miss the Thou shall not breed giant mice bit in the Bible, but I'll have to double check. Although, I'm curious as to when the mind of God became know to anyone. Seems a little blashpemous to decide God's view on issues. And greatest threat to humanity?? Lets remember that science has never produced something that is evil or amoral. Everything produced is perfectly neutral, neither good or evil. It's what we do with it that makes or breaks an item. No, the greatest threat to humanity is ignorance. The old saying, A little bit of knowledge is dangerous is VERY true. Most people nowadays have a little bit of knowledge about sensitive subjects and react in a paranoid fashion. So, read up. Genetic engineering isn't anywhere near what SciFi authors think it'll be. All these scientists have done is confirm one effect of one gene and breed a Super Sized snack for snakes...nothing more. Relax, breathe, and study.
If animals weren't meant to be eaten, then why are they made out of meat?