[Buddha-l] Buddhist ethics and genetic engineering

[Erik Hoogcarspel]

S.A. Feite schreef:
> On Nov 27, 2008, at 3:10 PM, Erik Hoogcarspel wrote:
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>> Let's begin with reconsidering the Buddhist appreciation of the  
>> first case of gentech: Ganesha.  :-)
>> And how should we evaluate the existence of creatures with four  
>> heads or even thousand arms for crying out loud?
>>     
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> Well, let's keep in mind these aren't *physical* beings. OK?
>
> Perhaps we should consider that non-physical beings are expressions of  
> the "coiled-one", the "spiritual" DNA, kuNDalini. After all "yathA  
> piNde, tathA brahmANde": "As the human body, so the multiverse". Maybe  
> there's something to that...
>
> Steve Feite
> Bucksport, maine
>   
There's no need to discriminate against our virtual fellow creatures some of them like Jesus or Allah do a great job, they have more employees than Microsoft or Google. And to say that they are twisted is uncalled for. :-) 
Anyway I think guys like Chenrezig and Ganesh just set a bad example, fyiscal or not. Read http://www.stanford.edu/dept/HPS/Haraway/CyborgManifesto.html

Erik

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