Good objection. I think gene editing would be different because it would feel more unfair and insurmountable. That’s probably not rational—the effect size would have to be huge for it to be bigger than existing differences in access to education and healthcare, which are not fair or really surmountable in most cases—but something about other people getting to make their kids “superior” off the bat, inherently, is more galling to our sensibilities. Or at least mine, but I think most people feel the same way.
Good objection. I think gene editing would be different because it would feel more unfair and insurmountable. That’s probably not rational—the effect size would have to be huge for it to be bigger than existing differences in access to education and healthcare, which are not fair or really surmountable in most cases—but something about other people getting to make their kids “superior” off the bat, inherently, is more galling to our sensibilities. Or at least mine, but I think most people feel the same way.