helen99 | Earth's Heart in a Cage

The version of the new testament that I read long ago says that one and only one crime will never be forgiven: blasphemy of the Holy Spirit.

What the heck IS "blasphemy of the holy spirit", I wondered when I read it. Surely it's not some pickled old bum cursing god, country, and destiny.

I think I'm pretty sure I know what the answer is now. Control and domination of the Life Force, control of the Love that binds matter together, control of the planet's magnetic poles, grids, and heart, attempting to place the Earth's heart in a cage. Here are some good candidates:

Patenting and owning of genetic code;
Nuclear detonation (reversing of the strong force, which amounts to scattering love and consciousness);
Genetic engineering - creating life forms without love - amounts to rape and the creation of orcs;
Ownership of life forms, land, water, or air with intent to exploit;
Changing the planet's ice caps and weather patterns with intent to exploit;
Desecrating the earth's polar and equator regions with intent to exploit;

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agreed, totally. My problem with it is, at this point I don't think the ethics (or lack thereof) can be divorced from the technology. For the most part, the Biotechs and other related corporations own the technology (and the lawyers, and the Government, and the UN, and the world bank and the military, etc.). It's this ownership that bugs me. Genetic material and governments (among other things) cannot be private property. Of course, you take that one step further and say that all private property is morally reprehensible. I remember disagreeing with that at some point. Now I'm not so sure. I guess it's a matter of where one draws the line. Also, I'm all in favor of erring on the side of caution when doing biotech of any kind.

All property is really private. Even in Communist dictatorships, all that means is that the government, rather than corporations, controls and owns everything.

There is no society where all property is REALLY held in common by every person. All property is owned by someone - individual, family, government, company, or religious institution.

The idea of property, in fact, implies that someone owns it.

Native American cultures didn't view land as something that could be possessed. Now it's all for sale though, so under the current system(s) this assessment is accurate. I am not in favor of giving up private property. I am, in favor, however, of giving up the idea of owning genetic material of any kind, which is at this point private property.

As far as I'm concerned, (whatever the courts may say) nobody owns my genes, in whole or in part, or the genes of seeds. The fact that anyone is saying they do is akin to trying to put Spirit in a cage. I'm sorry, but just No. You're free to disagree if you wish, but it won't change how I feel about it.

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