Crispr-should We Be Playing God?

[cetus]

Could CRISPR be the next chapter of the human race? Imagine living for 150 years or more disease free.  The technology is already here with the help of super computers that target one out of a million genes to either edit out or insert a replacement gene of choice.  That genetic edit than carries on to future generations so it's a permanent alteration of the species .

The biggest change to humanity in recent history has been the computer and internet.

Could CRISPR be next?

Leo's latest video about 'Systems'  fits this topic well. What could be the implications of playing God with a system such as the human race?

 

[Dodo]

Playing God, this definition has changed for me after non duality.

Playing God for me now means being invisible and binge watching the present moment.

But the dna stuff is also nice :-D 

Edited June 13, 2017 by Dodo

[cetus]

31 minutes ago, Dodo said:

Playing God, this definition has changed for me after non duality.

Playing God for me now means being invisible and binge watching the present moment

Yea, It has for all of us here in that context.

But lets say for the sake of conversation that you had cancer. And CRISPR offered a cure. Would you still  binge watch the cancer while remaining invisible? The cancer would be part of the present moment, wouldn't it?

[cetus]

@OuterAll good stuff. But on the negative side, wouldn't it also cause overpopulation? Somehow that would have to be addressed also.

[Dodo]

1 hour ago, cetus56 said:

Yea, It has for all of us here in that context.

But lets say for the sake of conversation that you had cancer. And CRISPR offered a cure. Would you still  binge watch the cancer while remaining invisible? The cancer would be part of the present moment, wouldn't it?

My comment was meant as joke for sure. I am really interested in these new advances.

[cetus]

Tons of implications to consider. And I'm sure most of them haven't even been thought about yet. We'll be hearing a lot of debate about this in the near future though. Especially once the courts decide who owns the rights to CRISPR. What a shame it's that way. CRISPR belongs to all humans to decide for themselves if this is a good thing or not. Here's a thought too. Some countries may use CRISPR in all kinds of experiments. Who knows what the hell they could come up with.

Edited June 13, 2017 by cetus56

[cetus]

@Outer