Genetic Engineering

There is a fine line between bettering our race and species, and just plain messing with mother nature. Genetic engineering has been widely discussed topic as the years have gone on. With the technology of today being what it is, it's no problem to create a child to look anyway you would like it to. You want a boy, no problem, how about some brown hair and blue eyes. It's sounds like buying a new car. You pick out all the features you want it to have and wait for it to arrive. I don't believe that we should mess with mother nature. Humans have been doing just fine in the past and I don't see any reason to start changing that now. It's not like we haven't been able to survive the way we are. I think we should let the birthing process do it's job and what happens, happens.

I know that every father wants to have that son that is athletic and good looking and be able to accomplish everything that their father couldn't. Though I don't believe that it is right to engineer your child to be like that. You should love your child just because they are yours. Not because they are athletic or smart. You shouldn't have to create your child to be perfect just so that you are happy with them. I just think that the birth process is too natural and complicated for us to be trying to change it. People come in all shapes and sizes and varieties. I think we should leave it that way. We need diversity in our society, its what makes us who we are.

I don't feel that we will appreciate ourselves as much. We won't have to every worry about our children because we will know right from the beginning that nothing is ever going to be wrong with them and that they are going to be perfect. I think we will take our children for granted because everything will be simpler for the parents. It takes away from the suspense of having your child and wondering what they'll look like and what they'll be interested in. You'll be choosing it all right from the beginning. I'd rather wait and watch my child grow to experience the full effects of your child growing before your eyes.

This is what I feel about genetic engineering. I don't believe we should be dabbling in such a natural process. Humans haven't ever even come close to becoming extinct so I don't think we need to change a thing. I think we've been doing fine for thousands of years and there is absolutely no reason we should change a thing. I wouldn't want to choose my child, I want them to come as they are. I want to be able to love that child no matter what and appreciate everything about them. Without having to genetically build them.