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It's Time For Another Tower of Babel

In the most recent Relevant Magazine's articles titled 2020 In Focus, Brendan Case writes the following in the science section.
"New developments in genetic sequencing, nanotechnology and synthetic biology point to a future in which it may be possible for people to mold the very fabric of their being."

I'm no bio-nano-geneticist, though my viewing of Spiderman and the X-Men franchises does make me a bit of an expert, doesn't it? But I know this is going to lead into a whole host of questions about cloning, organ harvesting, and more. The author cites several movies which have already tried to answer these questions or, rather, bring the questions to the forefront. Movies like AI, Minority Report, and My Sister's Keeper are all great examples, though we shouldn't neglect the possibilities of astronauts becoming The Fantastic Four.

It seems to me that we as Christians should know what we believe before the question comes up. Because someone who is in 'need' will not stop to question if their desires match up with what is morally correct. We need to be prepared now for the future in which a doctor asks us if we want to 'harvest' a kidney from some person that never really was.

Science is steaming ahead in the name of progress. But that doesn't seem to be the Name for which we are supposed to care about. I recall a story of people working together, all for the purpose of making a name for themselves. You can read about it Genesis 11. Perhaps if we continue blindly down this road, it may just be time for another Tower of Babel experience.
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