Dawn's Digression.
Saturday, July 19, 2003
I finished Superstition last night. Hunh. Um, yeah. It didn't suck. I just didn't get really grabbed until after I was halfway through the book. I think I'll continue with Anne of the Island now. I plan to re-read Aldous Huxley's Brave New World soon.
I read something the other day about some scientists wanted to create a mammoth from some mammoth DNA. I'm not really sure where I want to start with this. I'm all about medical progression. But. All this engineering seems to me like a bad idea. Did you see The Island of Dr. Moreau? Or did you read Brave New World? Genetic engineering is some crazy shit. This from someone who will be artificially inseminated. I realize the hypocrisy. Which is why I say there are two sides to everything. A~
Where does the soul come from when you clone? If my previous entry about energy is true, how does this new animal (or whathaveyou) obtain a soul? Maybe you don't believe animals have souls. I'm not saying you should. It's just a point to ponder.
Speaking of points to ponder....
You know how the spontaneous generation theory is just plain ignorant?
It makes sense, in a way. Now, don't take that to mean I believe it. I don't. I'm just saying.
My mom brought us some peaches. I set them on the table. One day later we had fruit flies. WHY? Did the Head Fruit Fly send out his seeker looking for fruit and the seeker saw my mom bringing the peach in the house? Really. Where did the little guys come from? They weren't there. And then they were. I see the point. I really do. And like maggots. I mean, if someone didn't TELL you how they got there, how would you think they did? *shrug* I'm just saying...
Do you remember awhile back I had asked a few people if they had heard of Pangea (or Pangaea) and I was all confused because lots of people didn't know what it was? Well, a couple of weeks later I went to my Mom's house. I was talking to Alex, and out of the blue I asked, "Hey, do you know what Pangea is?" "Oh yeah. The supercontinent that our 7 continents used to be?" At last! Someone knew what I was talking about. The next thing I knew, Dad was in on the conversation and I was telling him about a website I had visited that showed the continents in their positions throughout time. This is what I love about my immediate family. They are curious people. Always learning, always thinking. What a fabulous trait. And a wonderful environment for curious children. I remember many times I would ask Dad a question, and he would pull out the encyclopedia. Do people still have encyclopedias? There is nothing like pulling out an actual book to look something up. The internet is a wonderful resource, but you can't carry the computer into the living room with you. (Okay, maybe YOU can, but I don't have a laptop.) I MUCH prefer written resources.
When was the last time you received an actual paper letter from a friend? Wouldn't that be cool?
I read something the other day about some scientists wanted to create a mammoth from some mammoth DNA. I'm not really sure where I want to start with this. I'm all about medical progression. But. All this engineering seems to me like a bad idea. Did you see The Island of Dr. Moreau? Or did you read Brave New World? Genetic engineering is some crazy shit. This from someone who will be artificially inseminated. I realize the hypocrisy. Which is why I say there are two sides to everything. A~
Where does the soul come from when you clone? If my previous entry about energy is true, how does this new animal (or whathaveyou) obtain a soul? Maybe you don't believe animals have souls. I'm not saying you should. It's just a point to ponder.
Speaking of points to ponder....
You know how the spontaneous generation theory is just plain ignorant?
It makes sense, in a way. Now, don't take that to mean I believe it. I don't. I'm just saying.
My mom brought us some peaches. I set them on the table. One day later we had fruit flies. WHY? Did the Head Fruit Fly send out his seeker looking for fruit and the seeker saw my mom bringing the peach in the house? Really. Where did the little guys come from? They weren't there. And then they were. I see the point. I really do. And like maggots. I mean, if someone didn't TELL you how they got there, how would you think they did? *shrug* I'm just saying...
Do you remember awhile back I had asked a few people if they had heard of Pangea (or Pangaea) and I was all confused because lots of people didn't know what it was? Well, a couple of weeks later I went to my Mom's house. I was talking to Alex, and out of the blue I asked, "Hey, do you know what Pangea is?" "Oh yeah. The supercontinent that our 7 continents used to be?" At last! Someone knew what I was talking about. The next thing I knew, Dad was in on the conversation and I was telling him about a website I had visited that showed the continents in their positions throughout time. This is what I love about my immediate family. They are curious people. Always learning, always thinking. What a fabulous trait. And a wonderful environment for curious children. I remember many times I would ask Dad a question, and he would pull out the encyclopedia. Do people still have encyclopedias? There is nothing like pulling out an actual book to look something up. The internet is a wonderful resource, but you can't carry the computer into the living room with you. (Okay, maybe YOU can, but I don't have a laptop.) I MUCH prefer written resources.
When was the last time you received an actual paper letter from a friend? Wouldn't that be cool?
Dawn, 11:42 PM
