Term Papers on The Morality Of Genetic Engineering

Term Paper Title	The Morality Of Genetic Engineering
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# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	2.55

The Morality of Genetic Engineering

In the novel Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes, the main character, Charlie, is mentally handicapped and is given the chance to have is intelligence increased through genetic engineering.  Charlie goes through with the operation and his intelligence quotient (IQ) is increased from 68 to 185, but by the end of the novel he is back to his old IQ of 68.  I believe that genetic engineering should not be used to increase intelligence.

            Life is in God’s hands.  He has the only right to change a person and if a person is born a certain way it is meant to be that way and not to be tampered with.  Just because someone can do something doesn’t mean that they should.  God made us the way we are born for a reason.  He has reasons for all his creations and they are not meant to be changed.  Everything happens for a reason and if you are born handicapped, God has a reason for this.  People may not realize God’s reasoning, and that some misfortunes are blessings in disguise such as being mentally handicapped like Charlie before his operation.  People like that can teach us many lessons about life and ourselves.  They can show us that life is precious, and that you can be in a happy state no matter what your intelligence is.  Mentally handicapped people are usually seen with a smile on their face and show us that you cannot take life too seriously or you will miss the most joyful moments in life.

            If Charlie were meant to be smarter he would have been born that way.  God works in mysterious ways through good situations and bad.  God may have been tempting Charlie with the operation and was never meant to have it.  Just like Adam and Eve were tempted with the tree of knowledge.  Go...

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