Comment Gattaca etc (Score 2) 482
Couple of quick comments ...
Yes, the sheep will probably go for the genetic engineering. Anything they can get that means they can have better children without having to put any thought into it. Anything they can but to make their children better will go over big. It means the parents can produce better children without having to put any effort into being better parents. Most parents today are pretty sucky when it comes to raising kids (yeah its a generalisation, DWI). Adding genetic engineering of unborn children to the world will not make better people, just better DNA.
Probably the most disturbing thing about this, is how people don't stop to consider that nobody is perfect. The universe doesn't make perfect people, or perfect animals, or perfect viruses or perfect anythings. If we had genetic engineering 125 years ago, would we have had an Albert Einstein? How about Stephen Hawking? Granted, it might have been interesting to see what Hawking could do if he didn't have to live the way he does. But, would he still be the same man? If Einstein hadn't been told he was an idiot as a child, he might have gone on to a nice career as a engineer, or a doctor or lawyer, and might never have been working as a patent clerk.
I guess the point is this : If there are no obstacles to rise over, will anyone care to try harder, to do more?
Yes, the sheep will probably go for the genetic engineering. Anything they can get that means they can have better children without having to put any thought into it. Anything they can but to make their children better will go over big. It means the parents can produce better children without having to put any effort into being better parents. Most parents today are pretty sucky when it comes to raising kids (yeah its a generalisation, DWI). Adding genetic engineering of unborn children to the world will not make better people, just better DNA.
Probably the most disturbing thing about this, is how people don't stop to consider that nobody is perfect. The universe doesn't make perfect people, or perfect animals, or perfect viruses or perfect anythings. If we had genetic engineering 125 years ago, would we have had an Albert Einstein? How about Stephen Hawking? Granted, it might have been interesting to see what Hawking could do if he didn't have to live the way he does. But, would he still be the same man? If Einstein hadn't been told he was an idiot as a child, he might have gone on to a nice career as a engineer, or a doctor or lawyer, and might never have been working as a patent clerk.
I guess the point is this : If there are no obstacles to rise over, will anyone care to try harder, to do more?
