Thesis, Antithesis, Synthetic Biology
A Lament for Desire, Law, and Transgression
Past–
I know what I want
Therefore, I need someone to tell me what not to do
so I can go ahead and do it
Present–
I don’t know what I want
Therefore, I need someone to tell me what to do
so I can go ahead and not do it
Future–
I know that I don’t want
Therefore, I don’t need anyone to tell me there’s nothing to do
(so I can go ahead knowing I blew it)