Hi Jung and welcome to Load-Islam forums!
It's a pleasure to have you with us, and hopefully we'll be able to benefit from each other.
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Originally Posted by jung  Western medicine continues to develop therapies like healthy dieting and genetic engineering that can make people live longer. What are your views and how does Islam view intervention that extends lifespan? |
Muslims are encouraged to seek medical treatment and this type of 'intervention' is not really considered intervention since it is believed that God knew who would take such treatments in advance, and as such it was already part of the lifespan He decreed. Concerning genetic engineering:
http://islamtoday.com/show_detail_se...main_cat_id=31
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http://www.beconvinced.com http://www.path-to-peace.com http://www.load-islam.com http://www.islamtoday.com
Be sure to also check out the list of Islamic resources here:
http://www.islamicboard.com/educatio...resources.html
peace