Penelope wrote:Chris - It would be scientific and sensible...to eradicate all 'weak genes' in the human race.
All the kids who are 'Down's Syndrome' (for instance) would have to go.....that would be sensible.
But we LOVE them....they are lovable.....which is not sensible...but it is human.....THAT...is what religion is about....
No...that is what being HUMAN is about. Has nothing to do with religion. I care about and love people of all kinds, not because of religion, but because of the bond we share - being human. Someone with Downs is lovable because they are human, because they did not ask for or do anything to contract Downs is a reason why they draw more love, or some would say pity, from others. It makes them more special because of the possibility we see in them for that to be us with just a minor change in the DNA. It sparks our compassion...not faith.
And you miss the point if your think that eradicating weak genes would mean that all people with Downs "would have to go". (Wow...what a thought). The ability to detect and eradicate the genes would avoid people with Downs from ever being born. The gene would be either fixed or destroyed. We would never miss them because they would turn out to be fully functioning people with no extra hardships placed upon them.
Penelope wrote:
This 'love' thing is a bloody nuisance....but it is the 'God' part of us...and it is not simple to sort.....
Do you really feel it is a nuisance? However you feel, it is not "God" at all...it is something within us...
Mr. P.