Oh, nothing. Nothing at all.
All the best ideas com from low budget Sci-Fi movies like Dinoshark.
Posted on 02/02/2023 8:09:25 AM PST by BenLurkin
Oh, nothing. Nothing at all.
All the best ideas com from low budget Sci-Fi movies like Dinoshark.
What's with the frickin' obsession with frickin' lasers?
:^)
These people need to be forced to watch Jurassic Park.
...After you hack ‘em apart with a hatchet and / or reciprocating saw. Granted, I’ve only caught longnose and spotted gar, but, they are the toughest fish to clean I ever tried to harvest. Pretty good smoked, but, not worth the effort.
I believe this isa criminal act, they have no idea what they are creating, this is no different than ‘attempting’ to clone humans. it should be illegal.
Sure. Let me go find a Torah that is numbered.
Frankenfish.
The Gorn.
Use to live South of Possum Kingdom Lake.
When the spillways opened the river would rise about 10 feet. Then they close the spillways and Gar and catfish were left stranded in the trees along the bank. It’s the easiest fishing you’ll ever do!
I can’t find an English translation, but it’s Leviticus 19:19. It’s also later in Deuteronomy 22:9-12.
Here is my pathetic attempt at translation:
“You must obey My Law. You must not let your animals breed with animals of a different kind. You must not plant your field with two kinds of seed. You must not wear clothing made from two kinds of material mixed together.”
The forbidden idea of mixing species (or things, like fabrics) is called “Kilayim” in Judaism.
It’s not an obscure idea; looking at my index, there are 70-80 mishnahs on the topic of cross-breeding.
Maimondes in his book is very specific what this meant:
When a person causes a male to enter into relations with a female of a different species - whether a domesticated animal, a wild beast, a fowl, even different types of sea-animals - he is liable for lashes according to Scriptural Law. [This applies] in all places in Eretz Yisrael and in the Diaspora, as [Leviticus 19:19] states: “You shall not mate your animal with another species.”
This applies whether the animal, beast, or fowl belongs to him or to a colleague.
(from Maimondes — Kilaayim - Chapter 9
HaShem’s reasoning is not known. Note the “You must obey My Laws” bit at the beginning.
The word for “statutes” in the original Hebrew is “chukim” (חקים), which usually refers to those laws which have no known reason.
This basically translates to “because I said so.” Any parent knows why you say that. The kid is not ready for the discussion.
Um? Maybe because you are Bronze Age morons and haven’t figure out DNA?
Nevertheless, Nachmanides took a stab at it:
G‑d instilled in the various species the ability to reproduce so that that species will continue to exist for as long as He wishes. When one crossbreeds (whether animals or plants), it is as if the person is indicating that G‑d didn’t create all necessary beings, and this person wants to assist in the creation of the world.
Additionally, crossbreeding means that the species that was meant to be continued through the power of reproduction is now being (somewhat) discontinued, and instead producing a different species.
They tried with Republican Senators.
They considered it a partial success. They stand up to their voters.
Oh, that explains a lot about my wife.
Wow!
I knew of the mixed fibers ban, but not the context. It now makes much more sense.
No mules?
No three sisters planting?
Hybrid corn probably ok as it’s different strains of the same kind/corn?
I believe this isa criminal act, they have no idea what they are creating, this is no different than ‘attempting’ to clone humans. it should be illegal.
Yes corn is fine.
There is a ton written about mules, actually. If it happens by accident, what to do, etc. May or may not be OK, depending on if you consider a horse and donkey the same “kind”. Opinions differ.
As with a bunch of other close questions (e.g. fruit trees, dogs and wolves, etc). Things that breed naturally give rise to reasoned disagreement.
But an alligator and catfish? Nope.
And the “because I said so” makes perfect sense now in the age of DNA splicing. Some horrid monsters will one day arise from this.
How about an antibiotic or vaccine developed using humice, mice with human immune systems? Dicey. Although nothing from the animal is in the final product, and the human immune system is used to add an immune system to an immunodeficient mouse without cross breeding the species, per se it's the animal equivalent of flax and cotton fabric.
There are literally thousands of pages written on that by people smarter than me. All well reasoned.
I just stick to the basics: I don’t do it.
If I happen to have a donkey and horse get busy, then I’ll worry about it.
And I know we shouldn’t mix fish and alligators. Heck, anyone who watched a sci-fi show.
Better to err on the side of caution!
Oof!
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