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[–] [email protected] 73 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I look forward to Christians saying this is blasphemous and it subsequently being made illegal. As is tradition.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hopefully they'll just refuse to use it and all the Christians will die of cancer

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Christian here, I don't understand why anyone would object to this lol

[–] [email protected] 56 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Could you... I dunno, just talk to other Christians? Tell them they're being silly on stem cells, women's health, the age of the Earth, evolution, LGBTQ+ people, and much more?

And could you please, please, please get them to finally actually read those Bibles gathering dust on their bookshelves? Help them discover for themselves that Jesus has a lot to say about hypocrisy and nothing to say about gay people? Maybe they'll also discover that God doesn't help those who help themselves, but instead commands his followers to help each other?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think the other Christians may have other issues that need resolving first if they believe that this is something that should be stopped or hindered.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Christianity as a religion is laudable.

Christianity as a political ideology is terrifying.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Religion IS political ideology.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I believe it can work inwardly and be separate from politics. In reality, though, I don't think it can.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No, I mean they're the same thing.

It's a bunch of ideology, doctrine, a platform, people get irrationally defensive and tribal about it, 85% of people follow the same one their parents / peers do, etc etc.

Only difference is the top guy tends to be invisible and impossible to vote out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Hey, that makes sense.

I was seeing "political" and misunderstanding it.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Because at some point one of the scientists learned how to reprogram somatic cells by experimenting on embryonic stem cells.

Mostly it's because the man who yells about God on the tv while demanding money for his 5th private jet said so, plus the south is represented in government by the best and brightest of its used car salesmen.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

Because they need a new outrage target.

It's not like there was any reason to be outraged about the lack of conservative indoctrination in schools either.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Christian here and I think this is awesome! Some of us are ignorant, closed-minded dipshits and I am truly sorry. Truth be told, this Jesus guy was pretty great, but most of his fan club is fucking nuts.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 11 months ago (1 children)

When is CRISPR going to grant me immortality god damnit. Every year that drips past is one less with my immortality guarantee.

I want to be immortal even if it kills me.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Were they muscle cells before they were cancer cells?

Because that seems like a problem if they weren't.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Brain tumor, now you can exercise your brain

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

So that explains why I get +1 STR every time I read a book

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Dr. Kawashima suddenly became more creepy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Do you even lift, br~~o~~rain.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Ah, so this is how you get zombies!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

theres a secret exit in the back of the fireplace if you wanna give the maniac who punched someone in the face at an awards show a sequel vehicle

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Put the genes in the CRISPR and the cells come out nice n fresh.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

This is the way

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

It's like genetic Judo.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Could CRISPER be used to create a crispier French fry?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

I mean .... Yeah?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That sounds pretty useful, why did it stop?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (2 children)

That's the neat part, it doesn't.

Which is the problem when it reaches other healthy cells. That'd be the next stage of research.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

"Good news, we turned your cancer AND skeletal system all into muscle!"

[–] Corkyskog 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So it's like cancerous muscle? That's like asking to be written into a comic book.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Mmm kinda was, the Cancerverse of the marvel universe sorta fits.