Over-reacting? I think so

Recently, I was sent a Facebook request by an acquaintance who wanted me to join a group "Say no to GMO's."

Needless to say, I declined.

I believe God intended man to try to make things easier to use, and more efficient, not because His design was imperfect, but because part of His design was our brain capacity.

"Genetic Engineering," as referred to by this group, means little more than selective breeding. Man has been doing this for thousands of years. The earliest documented example of selective breeding is in the Bible - Genesis Chapter 30, Verses 28 - 43 - Jacob selectively bred goats.

Another example is the banana. People have selectively bred the banana to be a food plant. Wild bananas are not tasty, and have many large, hard seeds. However, through selective breeding, man has developed a banana that is edible, tasty, and highly nutritious. The selectively bred banana is sterile (cannot reproduce), so it must be continually cultivated by people.