News that genetically modified three-parent babies have been born in the UK is a reminder of how advanced human science has become. Put this together with progress in artificial intelligence and one wonders where it will all end.
There are disturbing echoes of the biblical account of the Tower of Babel, when the whole earth gathered to build a mighty city and a great tower. The Genesis account tells us that the people wanted to make a name for themselves and to reach all the way to heaven through their own technological ingenuity.
