/lit/ - Literature

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> "i can make a plum sweeter, but not make it the size of a grape, nor of an orange"
With modern genetic engineering you can.
>evolution as a change does exist, but it has a limit
true
>and cannot change something so much as to ancestor species being posited
false. I don't think you understand how drastic simple mutations can be, nor the vast timescales that went into the evolution of life.
>Why do people feel bad for doing it then?
Conflicting instincts. We've evolved to be social creatures and are internally discouraged from doing things that may lead to social isolation, but still have to contend with our own selfish instincts.
>That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is
I'd argue the spirit is born of the flesh.
>yes. all good comes from God. we're just wretched sinners.
Did we not come from God, according to your beliefs? Why punish creatures for acting in the capacity you gave them?