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One has to question what the "hidden agenda" is of people advocating a ban on 
biotechnology. 
Obviously, thinking man had early on strong feelings about his doings: therefor taking the 
life of plants and of animals for food and clothing was done on divine permits as 
exemplified in the Old Testament, Genesis 1, 29/30, 3, 21, and 9, 4/5. Modern atheism, 
denying the legitimacy of these "permits", 
consequently must resort to auxiliary constructions - and "speciism" and "animal rights" 
are some of them. (Why not plant rights?) Interestingly, the one society which does 
profess offically atheism does not adhere to such limiting thoughts and concepts. What the 
Free World might deny itself will surely come, earlier or later, from the other side of the 
"Iron Curtain" - to our detriment or downfall. 
Consequently, Mr. Rifkin's proposed addition of prohibited experiments to the guidelines 
in his letters of August 21 and 23, 1984 has to be rejected. 
Sincerely 
Dr. W. Jochle 
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