Take that, Darwin!
This is still evolution, social/artificial selection.
Very true
This stirs a very serious ethical question. Sure, it may be all right to save a baby’s life with genetic engineering. But should we do it if there is a high likelihood that baby will grow up to be an Eagles fan?
Most people: what if the baby grows up to be the next Hitler?
This fella: how much will this increase the light pole grease budget in Philly?
Do not worry, such ethical considerations will be considered and evaluated by the ethics committee of the hospital. That will generally start with a prolonged interview to the parents, to understand how they met and how they decided to procreate, followed by the behavioural analysis of the patents during a baseball match. All the results will be analyzed to determine if the genetic engineering is an ethical choice.
