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This graph describes why digital babies appear to be humanity’s best hope for a peaceful and successful future.
Call the process genetic engineering or genetic enhancement or whatever you like, through voluntary selection of better genes, parents will be able to improve their stock, perhaps orders of magnitude above what they have received randomly through Darwinian evolution.
Properly done, human-controlled, conscious evolution will be welcomed by many and will transform human life on earth.
Some planning and moral oversight might be good, but basic Darwinian forces channeled through inevitable human technology and choice will probably suffice to do the job very well.
The limit of human biological IQ is estimated to be around 300.
In a handful of generations it may be possible to boost average global IQs to the 120-150 range.
In my view, that would be wonderful.
From a Buddhist POV, there is zero moral problem with doing this wisely and ethically.
From a technological point of view, this transformation is inevitable.
Once it has been shown to work well and produce healthy and intelligent offspring, almost everyone will want it.
Holdouts must be left free to do as they please.
They will have to answer only to their children and grandchildren, many of whom may not follow in their footsteps. ABN
American Buddhist Net 