Reply to comment

i thought the discussion on friday was a uniqe one..

like what other students said, race and ethnicity is not as clear cut as they are often portrayed to be...  i guess this is especially true in the us ( unlke korea, where i am from ) since it is the home country to a very diverse ethnic group..

There seems to be very little difference amongst us in terms of the complexity of race and ethics and that it would be simply silly to classify indiiduals simply based on their genetic information.

but i was just curious what other people think about the possibility altering ones genes? ( for those who have seen it, like the movie gattaca )

Yes it is very true that there are other elements in live ( such as socio economical background, education and etc ) that play a much larger role than genetics in ones development. However ( assuming that we have been able to reach that lavel of maturity in bio science which we clearly are far away from today ) wouldn't it be also true that by altering genetic one can be better suited for certain tasks? ( i mean we are already making genetically engineered crops to make them more resistant to pest right? )

to make the long story short, what do people think about this issue? should this be covered under the right to pursue ones happiness, a fundamental idea of the founding fathers of america?

i would appereciate any comment or feedback regarding this issue

thanks

andy