Argumentative Essay: Are Scientists Today Playing God?
Are Scientists Today Playing God?
A big question in today’s society revolves around the age old rivalry, science versus the church. The topic being are today’s scientists playing the role of God? With all the technology and advances we have in today’s world, things such as cloning, mapping the human genome and transplants are becoming a reality. One God like power scientists have discovered is that of GMO’s, or genetically modified organisms. Scientists of the twenty first century have discovered a way to make not only the plants but the offspring of some animals genetically modified. Making the organisms transgenic is the process in which occurs. During this process, they take DNA and modify it to their liking. With the new DNA in hand, they inject it into the egg cell of an animal or plant. That animal or plant then becomes the surrogate, with its offspring now containing the engineered DNA. Some GMO’s in agriculture include corn that can grow through a drought, cotton, soybeans that once died due to weed killer and rice. These were either engineered to reduce the use of insecticides or increase resistance to a specific herbicide. Another reason, found in “golden” rice is to make it healthier for our bodies. Scientists can …show more content…
More facts point toward GMOs being good for society. GMOs can be quite freighting, due to the simple fact we don’t know exactly what our food may contain anymore. Naturally, It kind of looks like to some that scientists are trying a food experiment with rats, and we the humans in society, are the lab rats. Nevertheless, they can be intimidating, but GMOs are a plus to people across the world and society in general. Scientists are discovering many new ways to have God like powers and such, but it is for the benefit of humanity. Though science may get close to playing God, there will only be one person with true godlike powers and that God
A big question in today’s society revolves around the age old rivalry, science versus the church. The topic being are today’s scientists playing the role of God? With all the technology and advances we have in today’s world, things such as cloning, mapping the human genome and transplants are becoming a reality. One God like power scientists have discovered is that of GMO’s, or genetically modified organisms. Scientists of the twenty first century have discovered a way to make not only the plants but the offspring of some animals genetically modified. Making the organisms transgenic is the process in which occurs. During this process, they take DNA and modify it to their liking. With the new DNA in hand, they inject it into the egg cell of an animal or plant. That animal or plant then becomes the surrogate, with its offspring now containing the engineered DNA. Some GMO’s in agriculture include corn that can grow through a drought, cotton, soybeans that once died due to weed killer and rice. These were either engineered to reduce the use of insecticides or increase resistance to a specific herbicide. Another reason, found in “golden” rice is to make it healthier for our bodies. Scientists can …show more content…
More facts point toward GMOs being good for society. GMOs can be quite freighting, due to the simple fact we don’t know exactly what our food may contain anymore. Naturally, It kind of looks like to some that scientists are trying a food experiment with rats, and we the humans in society, are the lab rats. Nevertheless, they can be intimidating, but GMOs are a plus to people across the world and society in general. Scientists are discovering many new ways to have God like powers and such, but it is for the benefit of humanity. Though science may get close to playing God, there will only be one person with true godlike powers and that God