No problem Mr. Timm. I believe you are debating in good faith.
Do you think parents changing the eye color of their child, or correcting their genes to prevent the development of a mental disorder, is on par with having the state murder children with the wrong eye color or with mental problems?
One might be less abhorrent than another, but both are delving into a realm where man has no business.
It's a slippery slope my friend.
Perhaps, but...what would be at the end of the slippery slope? Do you think that genetic engineering would lead to the kind of abuses the Nazi's committed? What are the grave consequences of changing ourselves through genetics, that do not occur when we change ourselves through surgery or cosmetics?
Is it simply a matter of degree, or is there something fundementally different about changing our genes?