> How far should we go? If we don't go far enough, someone else will. Whether Iran or China or North Korea, someone else will eventually start producing superi

> How far should we go? If we don't go far enough, someone else will. Whether Iran or China or North Korea, someone else will eventually start producing superintelligent children that will outshine all western scientists and engineers[1]. If we don't start doing it too, we will become irrelevant, prehistoric tribes that have no place in the modern world. If we decide to allow genetic enchancements, though, we need to ensure the society won't split into classes. Some parents will probably want the freedom to choose if their child is enchanced or not, but the unenchanced children will have no chance at anything in life. The only way forward is to require genetic enchancement, no matter the opposition from religious or other groups. I am still shaken by that conclusion, but it seems inevitable. Irrelevance, inequality or force. Choose one, or they will choose for you. [1] assuming science allows us to do this eventually