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Genetics and Religion: Co-Creators with God or Playing Him? Throughout the course of the last several centuries, science and religion have been somewhat at odds with one another. During the Enlightenment era, much conflict arose as to what constituted Earth - its shape, size, and position in relation to the sun. In the 19th century, the squabble over evolutionist theory versus that of creationism (an argument that continues today) ensued. However, in the last decade …

…time, although it is not yet seen how large of a role genetics will play in the coming century. The suggestion that evolution, and therefore all technological advancement, including genetic engineering, is the work of God is rather intriguing. Cloning, however, cannot be considered God's work. Many suggest that cloning a human is like creating an identical twin. Twins are not decided upon, however, and to create human beings in a lab is rather "Frankenstein-ish."