Re:danger of optimizing life? (Score 1)

I think it's a risk we have to take to learn more about what we don't understand. What if we do make an organism that is genetically superior to humans? Isn't the whole idea of evolution that the superior genetic code thrives while the inferior one dies off. Who is to say that humans are the best suited to "run" this planet. I mean we've done such a great job so far! (Doh! Now the FBI is going to be looking around my house for a doomsday device) Seriously, I doubt that our first successful creation of life will live more than 2 seconds. Call it SciLife 1.0 Alpha 1. Scientist will show us some short lived demonstration of what could be done. Note that I'm assuming it will happen. There is no way to stop it as far as I'm concerned. Everyone wants to know how life is created. It's just that I think some fear the answer will tear apart our societal structure and bring chaos, because the masses will no longer be living in fear of an almighty omnipotent being. Maybe it wouldn't be such a problem if people did what was right because it's the right thing to do, rather than doing it out of fear of being banished to hell. OK, now I'm digressing...