Faith Science on Stem Cells and Human Cloning

From Faith Science;

In recent weeks we learned that scientists have created human embryos in test tubes solely to experiment on them. This is deeply troubling, and a warning sign that should prompt all of us to think through these issues very carefully. We recoil at the idea of growing human beings for spare body parts or creating life for our convenience. I strongly oppose cloning. And while we must devote enormous energy to conquering disease, it is equally important that we pay attention to the moral concerns raised by the new frontier of human embryo stem cell research. Even the most noble ends do not justify any means.
—George W. Bush, radio address, Aug. 11, 2001

The top story in the June 2010 edition of Scientific American listed “12
Events That Will Change Everything.” They are as follows:
1. Fusion Energy
2. Extraterrestrial Intelligence
3. Asteroid Collision
4. Machine Self-awareness
5. Polar Meltdown
6. Nuclear Exchange
7. Deadly Pandemic
8. Creation of Life
9. Room-Temperature Superconductors
10. Pacific Earthquake
11. Human Cloning
12. Extra Dimensions

The article acknowledged that some of the items on the list are much more likely than others. Notwithstanding, number eleven, human cloning, is believed to be on schedule for some time in the future. It may take decades to get the process right, but who’s counting? Whether we think it’s ethical or not has no bearing on what will be done. As long as there is funding, the research will continue.

What many of us don’t realize is that by the time a paper is published or an announcement is made, it’s too late to ask ethical questions about the project. They only make the information public after years of gathering and testing data. Today’s hot new scientific breakthrough is really just the announcement of what’s been going on in some cases for decades in the lab. It’s only news for the people outside the loop.

This type of research puts an interesting twist on the concept of “faith science,” which forms the basis of this book. There must be an element of faith at the beginning of these projects to cause scientists to invest their lives and millions of dollars in funding. Research scientists sometimes only theoretically know what they’re looking for when they start their projects. They may not be able to prove it at first, but they must believe before they see the hard evidence. Why? Simply put, finding proof to support scientific theories is the basis of cutting-edge scientific research.

Stem cell research and cloning seem like the stuff of science fiction.
The ideas surrounding these scientific phenomena have been used to produce books and movies that are so farfetched they discredit the science behind them. For that reason, I joined the masses of people who considered the advancement of both stem cell research and cloning as not just irrelevant but improbable. When they made news headlines I refused to pay attention.

It was fascinating to see that, despite being in a worldwide economic downturn, this type of pricey research was still being financed. I put them in the same category as NASA: interesting but unnecessary. Billions of dollars, years of effort, and what really has their research changed in how we live each day? Absolutely nothing!

Well, at least that’s what I thought. Then God tugged my heart and opened my eyes. Something’s going on in these laboratories that will directly affect our lives in the future, so we better start paying attention.


The Faith Science Experience 3 - Stem Cells and Cloning

When: Sat, April 30, 2pm – 4pm

Where: AMLI at Milton Park, 26000 Mill Creek Ave, Alpharetta GA 30022 (map)

Description: Join Donnell Duncan for next month's "Chapter Study" from his newest book, Faith Scence. These sessions are open to the community and provide an open forum for discussion, discovery, and debates arising from the inevitable collision between modern scientific developments and timeless biblical truth!

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