On the one hand this research promises to accelerate our understanding of diseases that have a genetic component. On the other hand, such knowledge could be used to build custom human beings based on whatever attributes and qualities were desirable at the time. Of course, the fear is that brutal dictators, such as Hitler, may attempt to clone themselves or programme babies with genetic preconditions that could turn them into biological machines ready to be used for all sorts of evil activities. This may sound like doomsayers talk, but human history teaches us that every major scientific advance has invariably been used to develop better weapons of destruction. There is no reason to think genetic engineering would be any different.
Western countries seem to think so.
Instead, let me present some indisputable facts, and let you make up your own mind. Biblical Facts Firstly , human beings are a special part of God s creation. Although we must think ethically about all of creation, and although we are custodians of nature and have responsibilities to animals and even to plants, there is something special about human beings. We do belong in a special category of debate about issues of life. Secondly , the issues surrounding genetic engineering are extremely complex and involve the integration of many fields of study.