Design and Destiny: Human Nature at the Crossroads

Unabridged
Author: Ronald Cole-Turner
Narrator: Ronald Cole-Turner
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Science & Technology, Lectures, Ethics, Religion, Science
Publisher: Chautauqua Institution/ The Great Lecture Library
Date: December 2008
Length: 1 hour, 15 minutes
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Ronald Cole-Turner is the H. Parker Sharp Professor of Theology and Ethics at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, a position which relates theology and ethics to developments in science and technology. He is an ordained minister of the United Church of Christ and chairs the UCC committee on genetics. He serves on the Advisory Board of the John Templeton Foundation and on the Advisory Board (Executive Committee) of the Program of Dialogue Between Science and Religion of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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I disagree, but...

Written by Sanjay Singhal on March 13th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 3/5

The lecture itself was well done, but I disagree with many of the points made by the author, so I found myself arguing with him (in my head) instead of just listening and thinking. I suppose that made it fairly engaging, but it was still annoying. The constant references to religion and spirituality made me question his point of view, even though his view of religion was balanced in criticism of western religions as well as unwavering in totatily. I just don't think "the meaning of life" should enter into an ethical discussion that should be compared to past modifications of people's bodies.

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