Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2013-12-17]: J. Craig Venter, wants to detect life on Mars and bring it to Earth using a device called a digital biological converter, or biological teleporter. The idea behind it is that the genetic code that governs life can be stored in a computer and transmitted just like any other information. At the distant location, the genome would be synthesized, inserted into a blank cell, and “booted up”. [1] It is extremely dangerous ta take into account NON-proven things as the foundation of your thought. Being a FREE thinker requires intense and CONTINUOUS effort! Together: Materialism is a dogma. Materialism is a dogma. Materialism is a DOGMA. Repeat three times each day!
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