Some of the things I talk about sound totally outrageous, and yet they are things we do every day with mice. Most of the students said they would not. Then, Silver suggested a hypothetical gene enhancement that would prevent AIDS, and most of the students changed their minds. We all need to realize how powerful the individual impulse to have children is, and also, how powerful money is. Whether it's education, ballet lessons or trips to Europe, people do everything they can for their children.
Genetic enhancement is just an extension of that impulse.
For a long time that topic has been off limits. I hope scientists will no longer feel shut down by the Religious Right, of which many are afraid. They may, however, appreciate the frequent biblical quotations that head chapters. It shows that nothing changes. Human Mind Remaking Eden has landed its author in a little hot water and a lot of radio and TV studios.