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Such a system would effectively halt evolution, though.
by hermitdev 5y ago
Such a system would effectively halt evolution, though.
- adrianN 5y agoI don't think biological evolution is an important factor in modern humans.
- thesnide 5y agoThat comment is spectaculary equally insightful, humorous and sad.
- bbarnett 5y agoWithin 20 years every newborn will be gene edited. Likely, human intelligence and world view will end up being derived from a handful of genes, thus further blinding humanity to data outside of our worldview. Imagine a world where everyone has the same level, and type, of emotional response to data, feels the same as a result of environmental stimuli, eg cold/warm/wet etc. Imagine a world where if your next door neighbor cannot figure out something, no one ever can, for there are no geniuses or dullards. The sameness of thought will make future society dull, compared to the Amish. (Think it won't happen that fast? Laws will prevent it? Imagine your neighbour flies off-shore, and comes back with his child gene edited for appearance, intelligence, health. Now you are about to have a child. What do you do? Compared to the neighbour's child, yours will be dull, sickly, ugly. What will you do? Now imagine the rich and powerful do this, bit you cannot afford it? 1%er indeed.)
- londons_explore 5y agoYou should read Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.
- adrianN 5y agoI think you overestimate the importance of genes. Twins are not identical people.
- bbarnett 5y agoTwins are identical platforms. Some studies show political leanings as genetically derived. Each human views the world with different senses, yet imagine all sensory input being significantly less divergent. Same taste. Smell. I think you significantly underestimate the importance of genes.