Societal Conclusions

Spiritual Argument:

·       God called everything he made “very good” (Genesis 1:31)

·      Children are gifts from God, not products to manufacture

·      Rebellion against God’s choices/work leads to death, destruction, etc.

·      Some believe it wrong to “play God”.

·       Naturalism

o   Argument against religious involvement with editing genetics

·       Evolution

o   Gene editing is seen as “unnatural”, disturbs the process of natural selection

o   Gene editing dehumanizes, as those who go through gene therapy may be seen as non-human.

Post-Humanism arguments: overall are against the technology as it questions the human as an entity, which the core of humanism and post-humanism.

Trans-Humanism arguments:

"If we have the power to improve our cognitive capacities, we have a strong moral reason to use it." [Bostrom, N. (2003). The transhumanist FAQ: A general introduction. World Transhumanist Association.] 

"Couples should select embryos which are most likely to have the best life, based on the relevant, available information." [Savulescu, J. (2001). Procreative beneficence: Why we should select the best children. Bioethics, 15(5-6), 413-426.]