My observation is that the strong reactions to the Nature article mainly came from people who had limited knowledge of ethics, and limited familiarity with scie

My observation is that the strong reactions to the Nature article mainly came from people who had limited knowledge of ethics, and limited familiarity with science. I think people’s knee-jerk reaction to this points to something dangerous, but I can’t quite put my finger on it. The open hostility towards guardrails meant to protect all people is troubling. Nature: “we should try to be nice to each other as much as possible” Response: “how dare you tell me how to live my life, oppressor!” (biochemist)