Let us understand what our own selfish genes are up to because we may then at least have the chance to upset their designs.
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Genetic design is something we can use to fight the lack of sustainability we humans are forcing on the earth's environment.
Selfish genes actually explain altruistic individuals, and to me that's crystal-clear.
I think we all have a selfish gene which rises to the top, sometimes. But then we're also all capable of a sudden magnanimity.
No one really has the guts to say it, but if we could make better human beings by knowing how to add genes, why shouldn't we?
The implication is that this basic idea we have that we are controlled by our genes is false. It's an idea that turns us into victims. I'm saying we are the creators of our situation. The genes are merely the blueprints. We are the contractors, and we can adjust those blueprints. And we can even rewrite them.
People think genes are an absolute cause of traits. But the notion that the genome is the blueprint for humanity is a very bad metaphor. If you think we're hard-wired and deterministic, there should indeed be a lot more genes.
Genes can't possibly explain all of what makes us what we are.
It is important to democratize personal genetics and make it more accessible.
I think the ethics and morals of genetic engineering are very complicated. It intrigues me.
Genetics play a huge part in who we are. But we also have free will.
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