[Staillateno]

Nothing.

[polleroy]

And that arms race would be expensive and most people wouldn't be able to keep up. So it would make social classes even more severe in society - and between societies.

Not only would the rich get richer, they'd get stronger, smarter, and healthier too.

Genetic engineering.

[ziIReIGS]

pssh, the poor will never die out. They have the highest birthrates. We'll just have an ever shrinking, ever more powerful elite.

[HenriRow]

What about those unconventionally cute

edit: ooops

[Rasklad]

The thing that people (Oerdin, Hitler, ect..) forget when talking about engineering the perfect / flawless person is that it's the flaws that give a person character, and it's flaws that make beauty endeering.

It's flaws, quirks, and pecularities that make us humans rather than automatons.

[WhileKelf]

Originally posted by BeBro


IMO the end result would be some kind of "arms race" to get constantly even more advantages. You still end up with less disease and more fit humans. For at least the rich any way since this would likely cost a lot of money. Most of humanity would continue on as they always had been but the rich would be able to afford designer children who literally were genetically superior.

[oraltyrap]

Odin, you know that a lot of mental illnesses are genetic?

Additionally, society might end up as in one of the Foundation books... where society comprises of a hundred or so individuals...

JM

[easypokergonj]

Deliberately, yes it is.

[Pynctyncroast]

If I could save my kids the pain of mental illness or early death then I'd do it in a heart beat.

[searkibia]

I think the people responding yes need to have a discussion with their parents to find out their thoughts on the subject.

[mnhloot]

To prevent an illness, I would. To make her eyes brown because we already have one with blue, I wouldn't.

[chodeasyday]

Originally posted by LordShiva
What if you could make one eye brown, and one eye blue Or what if you could make each one of your eyes half-blue, half-brown

[F1grandprix]

So, lets imagine for just a moment, that improved GE Humans was currently possible.
We have a clear means of improving the species; and you say we shouldn't help ourselves?

Fine. Don't help your kids, but don't tell me that I can't help mine.

[JackieC]

Originally posted by General Ludd
It's flaws, quirks, and pecularities that make us humans rather than automatons. Mainly flaws, quirks and peculiarities of the mind, not of the body.

As far as I'm concerned, people should be free to do whatever modifications they want. As long as they take responsibility for the results, of course.

[boizzones]

It's quite a difficult question to me too, and I don't pretend to know how it's all right, I just think it has all kinds of potential to lead to some serious negative effects, and the possible downside should at least be seriously considered and not easily be dismissed.

Of course. But we must not prevent people from bettering themselves only because other people don't want or can't do the same.