One of the leading theories of human evolution is that we developed our inteligence specifically because of our "weakness" in relation to other species in our environment.
Evolution is not soley based on elimiation of "bad" genes, it is also based on adaptation and compensation relative to one's environment. For instance, gills on a fish make it live, gills on a giraffe make it.... one messed up giraffe.
Maybe screening your baby did something good, maybe it prevented some good things. Maybe it did both (good for the baby now, but bad for humanity in 1000 years). Nobody knows, and things that may seem weak now may turn out to be great benifits.
I don't have much of a problem with messing with peoples gene in and of itself, I just think nature knows how to do it better.
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One of the leading theories of human evolution is that we developed our inteligence specifically because of our "weakness" in relation to other species in our environment.
Evolution is not soley based on elimiation of "bad" genes, it is also based on adaptation and compensation relative to one's environment. For instance, gills on a fish make it live, gills on a giraffe make it.... one messed up giraffe.
Maybe screening your baby did something good, maybe it prevented some good things. Maybe it did both (good for the baby now, but bad for humanity in 1000 years). Nobody knows, and things that may seem weak now may turn out to be great benifits.
I don't have much of a problem with messing with peoples gene in and of itself, I just think nature knows how to do it better.
Wasn't there some saying about talkers vs doers?