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Give six reasons why Christians are opposed to genetic engineering.

      

Give six reasons why Christians are opposed to genetic engineering.

  

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gideon
- It is viewed as an act against the creative power of God and His will which supports the natural
order of things.
- Cloning for humans may create deformed persons due to risks of laboratory experiments.
- Cloning may also lead to unethical and immoral experiments like destruction of embryos which
is equivalent to killing
the unborn.
- It also undermines the natural diversity of organisms, thus destroying their uniqueness.
- Genetic herbicides and pesticides may interfere with ecological balance and cause serious
environmental pollution.
- It can introduce cancer causing genes into a common infectious organism.
- Genetically modified foods have toxins that lead to allergic reactions that are difficult to treat.
- Genetically engineered seeds have a high risk of crop failure as they have identical genetic
structure.
- Genetically modified foods have less nutritional value.
gideon1 answered the question on October 3, 2017 at 04:34


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