People today live in an age of opportunity. Vast amounts of knowledge, far greater than in any previous century, are easily accessible with the click of a button in the search bar of an Internet browser. City-sized cars, planes, and even cruise ships now operate faster and more efficiently. Jobs created by technology almost always disappear every two years because of a new invention or a more advanced way of doing things. Despite all the positive influences that technological advances have had on our society, one question is gaining more and more attention: should we play God? Should we allow scientists to take what was created in nature and artificially transform it to meet our needs? Is there a line to be drawn? If so, where would this line be placed? These questions, although presented in a very different context than the world today, are beginning to make more and more sense as these once theoretical ideas actually become scientific processes. Barbara Kingsolver explains and demonstrates her love and respect for nature in an excerpt from her writings. found in “American Land”. The most important thought she expressed in my opinion was the fact that too many children grew up surrounded by streetlights for trees and sidewalks for grass. She explains that she lives in a "cabin built of chestnut logs in the late 1930s" (American Earth, p. 939), then goes on to describe how the drizzle of rain enhanced the overall beauty of the environment which surrounded him. House. Images used in this performance include: "listening to the woodwind concerto of dripping leaves...and the wood thrushes...with their minor harmonies as resonant as poetry." » (American Earth p. 940) Na...... middle of paper ...... years. In my opinion, people should continue to demand more organic and local foods rather than paying for the services of a scientist to design an artificial substitute in the laboratory. Another major problem is what would happen after artificially manufactured foods hit the shelves, because if we start such a process of genetic division with animals, then logically we will end up using the same method on other forms of more complex natures such as humans. As I said before, the debated question is whether or not we should do this. Morally and ethically, playing God in this way might just take what technology can do a little too far. Nature is something pure, something that has existed for millions and millions of years. No science can completely replicate the impact it has on the human race, and so attempting to copy it is an idea that seems destined for the trash bin..