| Eugenics isn't just morally dubious. It is revolting and goes against everything a free society should stand for. As hard as it is, if I were to put aside for a moment the gross implications of eugenics, there are non-ethical arguments against it. Eugenics implies we can design life better than God (or evolution if you prefer). There are biological reasons for imperfection.
Also read the Eyes of Heisenberg by Frank Herbert
"Only one rabbi dared to expect of us such a perfect balance that we could preserve the law and still forgive the deviation. So, of course, we killed him."
Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card |