May 12, 2009

• Eugenics… my reply to the “Professor”

  My reply was so long… I thought maybe I should post it at my place
  and link to his question today.  It is a very fascinating question.  He
  ask what we thought concerning embryonic research and in particular the
  selection of particular embryos over others. 

  Visit his site here…. http://fkiprofessor.xanga.com/

  Now this is an interesting topic… Mr Vee and I have discussed this
  quite a bit.  “Eugenics” seems to be one of those sins that “reoccurs”
  in mankind similar to the sin of Babel (self exultation.)  We are
  thinking that scripture speaks of a tradition where the Lord would
  bring the woman to the man for marriage just like He did the first
  time with Eve. In other words, the Lord and what He desired was very
  much a factor in the selection of a mate.  Even culturally the
  “Father” was very much involved in the selection of the bride.  Gen.
  24:4 “but you shall go to my country and to my family, and take a wife
  for my son Isaac.”... and… as you recall Samson “asked his Father”
  for a particular woman. (Judges 14:3)  Then of course we also see many
  cases where the “Father” was completely left out of the equation and
  they “took wives” from heathen tribes… like Esau.  Which brings us to
  what Mr. Vee and I are thinking is the first judgment of “Eugenics”….
   
  Gen 6:1-4
  
  Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the
  earth, and daughters were born to them,  that the sons of God saw the
  daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for
  themselves of all whom they chose.  And the LORD said, “My Spirit shall
  not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall
  be one hundred and twenty years.” There were giants on the earth in
  those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the
  daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty
  men who were of old, men of renown.”

  These men were choosing wives based on only beauty and genetic makeup
  so they could produce huge handsome warriors… (they also may have
  been “bred” for  bad temperament like pit bulls, who knows.)  This is interesting
  because I know there are genetic instances of pituitary problems that
  will produce “giants.”  The disorder is called Acromegaly.  The
  “polydactyly” (6 fingers and toes) as seen in Goliath may also be a
  part of this genetic malfunction that was being promoted by “selective
  breeding” or this early “eugenics.”  (BTW, I think someone is Noah’s
  family would have had to carry that gene for Goliath to come about.)

  But what is also interesting is that the judgment of God seemed to reflect that type of sin also….
  think about it… God shortened mans life.  He would no longer be able
  to genetically produce many offspring over and over!  Bottom line… I think we can
  count on God judging Eugenics.

  Now thinking about the ramifications of Eugenics today….. this is
  very interesting!  Check out this verse in Matt. 24:37 “But as the days
  of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.  For as in
  the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and
  giving in marriage….” I always wondered what was so bad about
  “marrying and giving in marriage”… but this might be an explanation
  for it.  Eugenics will once again rear its ugly head at the time of the end and God’s judgment will be forthcoming!

  What do you think?  Bee

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