ill-advised

I went in for an ultra sound the other day and was talking to the tech about all the advances in medicine. He was telling me that soon a doctor in London will be doing robotic surgeries on people in the US or vice-versa. When Kenzie and Regan were little- like 3- Kenzie whispered something into Regan's ear and the response we heard was "I don't think that's a berry dood idea, Tenzie". This was my precise thought as I envisioned lying unconscious on a table, sliced open by a machine operated by someone thousands of miles away...I don't think that's a berry dood idea.
There is a fine line between something being technological advancement and just plain ill-advised. And how do you know when you are the person stuck in the dark ages or the voice of wisdom? I don't know. Sometimes I think we have all this knowledge with very little wisdom but we are compelled to move forward. To try and fail. It's not just the American way- it's the human spirit. God has put in us the desire to create and grow and learn. But sometimes we get a little too big for our britches. (reference the Tower of Babel) We cross the line from creating to control and manipulation- never God's intent. Probably not ours either when we start out, but somewhere we cross the line. We want to end sickness and suffering and death but we can't. We never will. Only a Savior can do these things and we try hard to be our own- but we fall miserably short every time. So do we quit trying? Where is the line between creating and control? Dedication and striving? I don't know- I do know this life is tricky business without laying it all at His feet, letting Him examine the motives of our heart- and it is flat-out impossible without the Only One who can truly save, heal, and deliver.