One thing that I see is that people are concerned about a loss of genetic diversity or we all become a mono-culture. I don’t see that as a reasonable fear. Have you tried to stomp out human diversity before? People are very resilient. They are creative and diverse. They will figure out all kinds of new weird forms and ways to live, even if you don’t like it. Only way I see a mono-culture is if we somehow have a world government enforcing it or something, and why would we want that anyway?
What are the most cogent fears about genetic engineering, given the state of the art and what’s technically feasible?
Conversely, what are some prominent fears that are unlikely to ever be realised?
One thing that I see is that people are concerned about a loss of genetic diversity or we all become a mono-culture. I don’t see that as a reasonable fear. Have you tried to stomp out human diversity before? People are very resilient. They are creative and diverse. They will figure out all kinds of new weird forms and ways to live, even if you don’t like it. Only way I see a mono-culture is if we somehow have a world government enforcing it or something, and why would we want that anyway?