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Monday, November 19, 2007

We'll All Be Calvinists Soon

Or, at least, with the arrival of personal genetic screening, we'll be forced to consider again the nature of predestination, as this story from the New York Times explains.

The author, Amy Harmon, scrutinizes her chromosomes for hints that she might be at risk for fatal/and or painful diseases such as cancer or Alzheimer's. Thankfully, she's not.

One can't help but wonder, however, what a journalist who did discover disturbing clouds on his horizon might write.

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