Re : Genetic therapy - is it feasible?

January 12, 2006

Dear R____, Please do not remain under the false impression that genetic engineering and stem cell therapy will be magic cures. Regarding genetic engineering, in an UN conference held last year, a majority of the medical scientists expressed grave concern. Quite a few of them wanted a total ban on genetic experimentation. They pointed out that gorillas are 99% similiar to humans genetically. Just 1% difference has led to a world of difference. They said that we could be creating unknown species if we tinkered with genes. And again, they also pointed out that not even the very rich would be able to afford either genetic engineering or stem cell therapy. Do you know what genetic mapping and disease diagnosis would cost? In today's date it would cost $ 1,00,000/- or Rs. 45 lacs. If you say it will take another ten years to perfect then you can well imagine the escalation of cost.

The figure of Rs. 45 lacs is taken from the latest issue of Scientific American. The scientists pointed out that by declaring that genetic medicine would be the medicine of the future the medical community was "living in a fools paradise". Their exact words. Do you know that the medical community has set up a fund of billions of dollars just to counteract the ethical opposition to gene therapy? This fund will be used to bribe politicians, harass detractors and "spread the good word" about genetic engineering. This is madness. Therefore let us depend on our tried and tested medical methods which have stood us well for many centuries. As a valuable member of this list has mentioned to me in a private mail, "Modern medicine is a fraud on mankind". I agree totally. Unless we reject it we cannot return to good health. We run the risk of becoming a totally perverted and extremely corrupted animal like race if we let allopathy remain the dominant

method. The perversions we are seeing everywhere today are not materialising out of thin air. This medical system is behind it all by, as I said earlier, not allowing the body to grow naturally. Please understand the seriousness of the situation. I am not against you but I will oppose this "science" and write against it till my last breath. Regarding change in eating habits etc, why did it come about? Because we did not listen to the ayurveds is it not? Today we talk of vegetarian food, wholesome fiber diet, timely meals, timely rest, yogic exercise and all that. If you read the "dinacharya" and "ritucharya" aspect of ayurveda you will find that such things were detailed in circa 300AD. The ayurveds also warned against the destruction of nature, environmental degradation and job hazards. They also warned us against passions, unhealthy emotions, respect to sexes, and such other issues that are being raised today. Had we followed

ayurveda such a dangerous health and environment situation would never have developed. The time to act is NOW. We cannot wait for another decade. As for cloning, only the cloned dog of the "fraud" South Korean scientist is alive today. All the others died of strange diseases. Medical manipulation of man is being pursued for political reasons also. There are efforts to create a "politically correct" race. I will write extensively on this issue after some time as more documents surface. Please also know that the Muslim fear of vaccines as efforts to curb population is not incorrect. Such vaccines have been experimented in Africa forcing a Muslim country there to ban vaccines. This is also a reason why I oppose drug experiments by MNC's in India. Regarding your contention that eczema and psoriasis are "allergies" I really don't know what to say. To understand the health issue you

have to be aware of health, environment, politics, business, profits and a host of other subjects. We have realised it long back and so we discuss all these issues in our health groups. Regards,Jagannath. "Our ideal is not the spirituality that withdraws from life but the conquest of life by the power of the spirit." - Aurobindo.

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