For the sake of this article I'll accept the 'luddite' tag. Assuming that this Lego view of genetics is accurate, (not being a geneticist myself), what rational man would want to live in the world that this individual foresees? Images of a new and improved Dr. Mengela setting up a freak show on a remote island springs to mind. If H.G. Wells were alive he would likely be hailed as a prophet by such people.
Great point about intelligent design! Regrettably, these folks manage to keep the faithful in line by clouding the facts with continual rewrites of the same old fiction (i.e. Man was transplanted on Earth by an alien race, etc).
For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law, indeed it cannot. (Romans 8:7)
Assuming that this Lego view of genetics is accurate, (not being a geneticist myself), what rational man would want to live in the world that this individual foresees? Images of a new and improved Dr. Mengela setting up a freak show on a remote island springs to mind. Yes, Dawkins's views are indeed scary and remindful of a "Brave New World" (also written by a virulent atheist). His views are indeed quite simplified. The failures of cloning show that genetic manipulation is quite a lot more difficult than his facile statements make them out to be.