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Quote by: Electric Hermit  Who knows what crucial genetic material you may be denying to future generations. And this is the whole point. You presume to know which bits of the genetic matrix are worthy and which are not. In fact, there is no way to know. The complexity of this matrix is such that it is not possible to predict what will be the long-term effects of "breeding out" some component.
The key to the success of the human species is its diversity. So far, our genes have not encountered any challenge in the environment which they could not cope with. It may be that they will have met their match in some eugenicist over-endowed with the tools of 21st century science and under-endowed with humility. | Another point, it is better to be less than perfect and diverse than only adapted for a specific niche, especially if its self adapted.
“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.”
-Albert Einstein |