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HOW FA R SHOULD WE TA KE HUMAN E NHANCEMENT? ( BI ONI C L I MBS, COMPUTER CHI PS I N BRAINS, DESI GNER BABI ES)

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As far as people are willing to go voluntaril­y. I’d balk strongly at people designing defects into babies that would leave the children worse off than they otherwise would have been, but I also think that to be exceptiona­lly unlikely. There’s a line up to which I’d be comfortabl­e, and if others are happy going past that line – why should I have any right to stop them? I look forward to the 2040 Uber-Olympics, where all enhancemen­ts are allowed barring those that actively hinder other contestant­s.

 ??  ?? Eric Crampton CHIEF ECONOMIST The New Zealand Initiative
Eric Crampton CHIEF ECONOMIST The New Zealand Initiative

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