Quote Originally Posted by Darren View Post
The thing that concerns me is that I doubt whether humanity is smart enough to play god yet. Could there not be secondary, tertiary effects from these fundamental changes? You also have to consider you are changing the entire evolution of man / woman effectively here. Gene changes pass on, do we have people with scope enough to see and plan the big picture here?
My major concern as well, and why I'm not too enthusiastic yet... I certainly don't deny the medical benefits, but these are people's lives that will be affected (as the child develops/becomes an adult). I'm afraid people are just going to take the all too common stance though, that someone has to make sacrifices for the greater good--something I agree with as long as those sacrifies are made voluntarily (these future offspring that have modified genes aren't given a choice, so if there are are consequences then they'll have to bear them).


As for the non-medical, unnecessary, and purely superficial modifications... I'm sorry, but that's just kinda sick to shape your child into something you want/think they should be... even if the intentions are for the child's benefit (assuming that, in the parents' minds, it is actually beneficial), I still wouldn't agree with letting anyone have this option--they shouldn't get to mess with someone else's life to that extent. I mean really, would you like someone playing around with you like that? And don't assume you'll like what they choose to make you into...