"There are a few fictional works which addressed this possibility and brought up interesting points . One is Aldous Huxley 's book Brave New World . In it , people were grown in artificial wombs , not born , and they could be genetically designed . In the book , a high level official of this society mentions to the main character that an experiment had been tried in which all the people made were brilliant , athletic and beautiful - anyway , characteristics that we admire in people ( nothing was said about picking their moral character ) . They ended up killing each other in competition for the better jobs and for leadership since nobody was willing to play the subservient menial role . Therefore , this society purposely grew humans who were at different levels ( some very mentally deficient ) to supply a distributions of people who could fit the distribution of roles necessary for society . Therefore , on an individual level , I do n't have much of a problem with genetic engineering ( assuming that we really fully knew what we are doing , which is doubtful since many unforseen side effects could occur ) . However , on a societal level , it could be very problematic ."
"Well , I did n't really mean to go that far . But I 'm talking about problems like that all worked out , thought about previously , and that the problem was worked out . I 'm talking more about , what if you could make laborers stronger , scientists smarter , and rid us of physical and mental abnormalities ( such as down syndrome , narcolepsy , etc. ) . I do n't think of making everyone the same for that reason . I 'm just saying , what if there was a way to better society without going overboard ? If the problems were worked out , which I 'm sure they will be , what would your moral view on it be ?"
"and One is Aldous Huxley 's book Brave New World . In it , people were grown in artificial wombs , not born , and they could be genetically designed They ended up killing each other in competition for the better jobs"
"Well , I did n't really mean to go that far ."