>>> heavily regulate and restrict I appreciate the point, Accujack (and so elegantly argued) You are wise enough to foresee the perils. So you certainly posse

>>> heavily regulate and restrict I appreciate the point, Accujack (and so elegantly argued) You are wise enough to foresee the perils. So you certainly possess wisdom enough to predict all counter-arguments There is little political or moral will extant today to stop a tyrant from enacting any such doomsday scenario with unlimited white slavery and surrogacy and pavlovian indoctrination Truly, if democracy gives way to "technocracy". Hermit Kingdoms become the New Normal. And such "repro tech" will indeed have contributed mightily to mass misery and bondage But discovery of this magnitude also ripples with improving after-effects. The electric light bulb doesn't just provide light. It renders streets safe at night. Extends hours for quiet contemplation. Projects films to magnify collective dreams (and nightmares) Leave it to the ethicists, then. The centers for study of existential risk. To quantitatively assess whether on balance it should be abandoned or merely postponed I for one remain eager for a dawning age of "Open Source WetWare" ;)