Is it REAL?

Today i received an email from one of my cousins Lupita which contained detailed information about a company that sells mass-produced Bio-engineered pets, this company claims to have created a living pet that can be purchased as a toy that lives, breaths, feeds and bonds with affection to it's owner and it dies in a lifespan of 1 or 3 years depending on the model you purchase

My cousin appeared to be shocked at the fact the this people are playing the role of GOD, and it is something alarming certainly

So we decided to do some research on this...

The website in Question is www.GenPets.com . this website shows how its done and the look and feel of it seems to be really professional, so it can easily confuse people into thinking it's a real company selling real Gen-Pets. But we stumble across to the fact that you can not purchase this item at all.

So we digged deeper to find out the truth and this is what we found:

It Turned out these are actually sculptures (including circuitry and robotics) created by 24-year-old Canadian commercial artist Adam Brandejs.  The artist explained that in conjunction with a 2005 exhibition of his work, the point of Genpets is to get the public thinking about the concept of bioengineering and how they feel about where that science might lead us: "I'm not against bioengineering, I'm simply hesitant towards where and how and by whom the technology will be used. " the artist said in an article published in snopes.com.

If you're still caught up on whether they're real or not, that's ok, a lot of people are, but that's not the point of the work. Slow down, stop, and think. Think about why it is that you probably, like most people seeing the work, find it highly disturbing on some level, and yet, still want to buy one. Why is it that you're so inclined to buy things, no matter what? And what is it that makes this concept so disturbing, or not disturbing to you? Consider both sides of the issue, and consider how we treat animals in farms, and pet stores today. How does that relate?.

As technology advances, we always have to be aware of the Moral issues involved in it, and try to do our best to not take part of the Inmoralarily of this world.

God Bless

Ruben

RomanticCatholic.com

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This month’s Book of the Month Club selection is the captivating memoir “Called Out of Darkness,” by Anne Rice

“Called out of Darkness” is the powerful story of Anne Rice’s journey of spiritual transformation from cradle Catholic, through adult atheism, to a return to devout Catholicism.

Rice shares the childhood memories of her home, church, family life and traditions in New Orleans. This view is a rich and colorful reflection of “faith, beauty and harmony” that she experienced growing up as a devout child in a deeply religious Irish Catholic family.

The deterioration and death of Rice’s alcoholic mother led her to a powerlessness that she resented. Rice’s “faith began to crack apart,” and she left for college to explore the world in search of broader experiences, risk and the life of an artist. As she settled into school and marriage in Berkeley, Calif., she became a nationally know writer for books on vampires and the realms of good and evil, reflecting her own moral struggles. She says during this time she retreated from Catholicism, and stopped believing in the God of her youth.

During that time, Rice experienced personal tragedy when her 5-year-old daughter died of leukemia. She then had a son, Christopher, and spent 38 years writing books that took her on a spiritual journey back to God. 

While researching her books, the groundwork for the atheism she embraced became shaky and she eventually lost her faith in the “nonexistence” of God.

In her courageous struggle back to her roots in the church, Rice says it was only through love and trust that belief followed. This book allows religious and secular readers to enjoy the colorful and descriptive world of Anne Rice and her intensely powerful conversion. 

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