Originally posted by Capt_Fantastic
I disagree. In fact, such genetic pick and choose would enhance the difference between people who ARE different and accept it, and people who want their children to fit in under such social regulations. One of the few groups that are never recognized by general society are those who appreciate their uniqueness. I've known I was different my whole life. But my difference was never something that prevented me from having friends. In fact, most of my lifelong friends would say that our differences are what drew us together. I can say I'm still friends with people from my childhood thanks to that. People I know who were members of the "in crowd" (a.k.a. the social kowtowers) don't know anyone who has been a life long friend. Their friends from childhood have gone on their own paths and never looked back.So there will always be that segment of the population that revel in their differences. However, two or three generations into this selective breeding institution, that might change.
A noble idea, but I don't think most people would follow that. If I had the choice to get a child that has a more advanced brain then any other human being, better physique and all that crap which would make it a kind of uber-being then it would be very hard for me to say no. Just because I would want the child to have the best it can possibly get.
Now if I would do it, more would perhaps not everybody at first but in time you would have the situation where you have these uber beings genetically manipulated and everything and normal human beings who are automatically less able and fit for every single job out there. It would create an elite class, and nobody would want to be on the bottom if they have the chance to get up, so in the end I think most people would end up genetically changing their children. Some more then others perhaps but still.