[Sir Francis Dashwood]

...science will eventually hit a brick wall because there are no ethics underpinning it.

It already has. Look at fetal tissue research and “stem cells.” Frankenstein medicine...

What if these kooks create something we cannot get rid of? I have never heard any of these august pseudo-intellectuals ask that question...

[Aliska]

It already has. Look at fetal tissue research and “stem cells.” Frankenstein medicine...

Agreed, and the examples might multiply. What about genetic modification of crops and gene splicing? It's too soon to tell whether it will be boon or bust.

I prefer my apples á la Eden. I don't have a leg to stand on but my faith.