Description
With the capability to alter human genes, we have to ask what this means for us and how we view and treat our bodies. What, if any, consequence is there for the Imago Dei, the Image of God, in humanity if we toy with our genes?----more----
Topics:
CRISPR method of gene editing
Treating human bodies as commodities
Parent/child relationship and designer babies
Embodiment and psychology
Potential uses of CRISPR
https://labiotech.eu/tops/crispr-applications-gene-editing/
Unexpected consequences in gene editing
Update on the twins from China
https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/02/article/chinese-edited-genes-twins-may-be-smarter/
Gene editing of mosquitoes
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6728543/Malaria-wiped-HERMAPHRODITE-mosquitoes.html
New eugenics worries
Greed and selfishness as motivations for editing
Various Interpretations of the Imago Dei
The theological function of Imago Dei
Christ as the full image of God
Divine likeness, human transcendence, and human destiny
Vanity engineering and the impact on the functional image
Christian ethics of gene therapy
https://biologos.org/blogs/deborah-haarsma-the-presidents-notebook/christian-wisdom-in-the-biotech-age
Passages Reference:
Revelation 18:12-13
Genesis 1:26
Colosians 1:15
1 Corinthians 15:49
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Topics:
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Published 06/07/20
Easter greetings and reflections on Holy Saturday.
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Published 04/11/20