Welcome to Every Thought Captive, I’m Phil Steiger.
The world of stem cell science continues to spin. Scientists in Europe have given birth to a generation of lab mice created from embryonic stem cells. This is an especially ironic twist of scientific fate. In order to retrieve embryonic stem cells from mice, fetal mice need to be destroyed. But no matter-in what is heralded as a leap in the technology, scientists gave birth to brand new mice. Baby mice were destroyed so we could learn we could create new ones.
This is the kind of sloppy reasoning that takes place when ethical thought does not precede technological advance. The ability to utilize embryonic stem cells to create new life does not justify taking lives to harvest the cells. And it is a good reason to argue that more Christians need to be involved in the turbulent currents of bioethics. Instead of leaving this field to its own devices, we need to be an informed and influential voice in the debate.
This has been Every Thought Captive. I’m Phil Steiger, pastor at Quail Lake Community Church, and Director of Dayspring Center for Christian Studies. For more information, please visit everythoughtcaptive.org.
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