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Sounds cool
This causes a serious ethical issue . It falls into eugenics . Since it is not necessary it will just make the gap between the rich and the poor even bigger . On top of being born with a gold spoon in their mouths they willbe perfect too . It also could lead to transhumanism really fast .
valid point
I feel like the humans imperfection has to be untouched . And the ethical comitees will never accept this in our time
true on the latter
I get the concern, but shouldn't we use this for medical necessity? I say, if we can prevent a child from suffering through a life-altering disorder like BPD, that feels like a win to me tbh. But again, I think the main issue would be setting hard legal boundaries so it’s only used for health, not for creating “genetically superior” babies/humans.
Don't we alredy commit eugenics without wanting to? Why people with down syndrome or that are very short usually don't pass down their genes? That's a form of eugenics caused by society.
this already exists tho it's prenatal screening . Docs can see if the kid has down syndrome or missing limbs and will tell you to abort if you want . Also for rare diseases they do a genetic screening of both parents if one of them has it.
It is absolutely
thats just natural selection tho
But that’s exactly why I think we need strict rules. Humans are already biased, so we shouldn't have a “remote control” to edit those biases into our DNA. Only for medical necessity, not social standards.
Fair
If you are in this forum I'm sure you know how harsh social standards are and how some people end up killing themselves because of not being able to fit in. Gene editing could fix that.
This is the main issue tbh surrounding this topic tbh
the only reason problem is for poor people that cant afford it tho
this is a philosophical problematic , wich means there is not wrong or right answer
But again, like @cckstacy said, this becomes eugenics for the rich, gives wealthy kids x2 advantage, money, and perfect genes. This would push society into transhumanism, quickly.
Agreed
perhaps there is a fix as to a more equal distribution of wealth
if it is given to everyone then sure but it clearly won't even in coutries where healthcare is free
mogs
Poor people can't efford good education either or the best diets or the best teachers to learn from them. There will always be a gap with our current economic system, and if gene editing reduces the suffering in some and makes their life better then I don't see why not.
they will suffer more
It'sjust that they have enough no need for more
Right, but it only widens the gap between the rich and poor. If only rich people can afford to edit their kids, it won't just be about money anymore—it will be biological. The rich would be born superior/healthier, while the poor is stuck with the genetic lottery.
sadly
Agreed, but I doubt that’ll be in our lifetime.
I’m doing ts so my kid can be chad if I can’t
the thing is that we can do it , but there are too many rules about research on embryos it is even forbidden in most coutries . I advise you go read some articles about it , it's super intresting
Will do.
I know but we gotta end suffering once and for all, maybe first reduce the gap between rich and the poor, then incorporate eugenics