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Ethics, Genetics, Creativity
One of the things "Generosity" continually makes me think about is how genetics and ethics are becoming so interwoven. For instance, if a method for introducing a happiness gene (or any kind of gene, really) in to a person was discovered, should every newborn just have that gene? It's a difficult question, as technology fast approaches the point where we could, theoretically, design our children with traits that were more desirable. I get the sense that there is something wrong Thassadit. She has had such a traumatic life, but still maintains that preternatural happiness. But is that even really happiness? Without an intimate knowledge of unhappiness, there is no sense of genuine happiness.