User blog comment:DeltaSquad5/What is your opinion of 'designer babies'?/@comment-160529-20140529222532

I think its a bad idea, humanity should not be carried on the idea of forcing future generations to be better, but on the idea that we ourselves can be better... that you and I are capable of greatness despite out genetic shortcomings.

We are more than the sum of our genes... see that is part of the tragedy of Man of Steel taht I thought was profound and heartbreaking.

Zod... and all other kryptonians, this idea that they were "born to fulfill a specific task" is somewhat of a farce, they have the ability to chose who they want to be...

And the tragedy is... that when Zod realizes this near the end, he goes on a complete psychotic rampage, he no longer wants to protect krypton he just wants to see Superman suffer.

and its further tragic when you realize... that perhaps its best taht some people... people such as Zod... shouldnt chose their own destiny, maybe that is why Krypton created a role for everyone in their society, and convinced them they couldnt break from it.

Because so long as there was no role for madness, then there was a sense of "peace".

But look what happened to their society! they fell apart, once they ruled the universe and were spread across countless worlds... and hwne they had this weird hyper-communist idea put in place, with genetic engineering and everything...

They lost any drive to improve... because without conflict and the ability to chose your own destiny, what future can there be?

Aas for... making designer babies... I can only think of what horrors people would create, there are powers that people shouldnt be allowed to have...

Its one thing for the government to control this stuff, like in star trek where the federation maintains a very minimum influence and just makes sure that no genetic diseases are passed on.

or even man of steel.

But for a person, to look at their natural offspring and say "you are not good enough" to demand a hair color, or a sexual orientation, or god forbid other traits... should this person even be allowed to have a child.

The fact that some parents get their babies ears pierced is monstrous... think abotu the children that the mothers on those damn "kid beauty pageant" shows would create... think about the dance moms....

no... no designer babies... maybe some government controlled stuff, when there is a better government and not a sh***ty useless government like in a lot of countries these days...

But overall, this is a power that shouldn't exist....