While doing the infertility thing, I met many people who had various genetic issues who did IVF with something called PGD (preimplantation genetic diagnosis). From a quick google, so not very medical or possibly accurate, you can test embryos for CF and then transfer only the ones that do not have it. We did not have…

Both me and my partner have learning difficulties (dyspraxia and ADD) and they have shaped us. We also bring a different thought process to the table which is actually beneficial. Majority doesn’t necessarily mean better.

“I suspect the pendulum will simply swing the other way once that asymptote is reached.”

There is one overwhelming reason why we should not accept human edited traits and it’s not religious based or simple fear of the unknown. This reason centers around our understanding of our basics of human nature, greed and self preservation.

Unless of course they realize the power it gives them over the common folk and actively keep it from the hands of the general public.

Hopefully this doesn’t become something exclusive to the super rich. You think we have massive inequality now? Imagine what the world would be like if the rich could genetically modify their offspring to make them biologically better than everyone else.