The main problem with the idea of modifying humans to give everyone "even footing", is the fact that it simply isn't going to happen. If it ever becomes legal, what probably going to happen is that the rich will be the only ones who can afford it, so they will engineer their own children to be the next Einsteins, Beethovens and Michelangelos. The probability of it being used to help normal folks is prety slim.
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The main problem with the idea of modifying humans to give everyone "even footing", is the fact that it simply isn't going to happen. If it ever becomes legal, what probably going to happen is that the rich will be the only ones who can afford it, so they will engineer their own children to be the next Einsteins, Beethovens and Michelangelos. The probability of it being used to help normal folks is prety slim.