IQ isn't the be all, end all of society. People shouldn't be caught up in Molyneux tier IQ essentialism.

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    [–]Nombre27 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

    eugenics/gene editing will help create not just the smartest people

    Better to bet on eugenic mating than gene editing.

    There appears to be too much genetic architecture to simply swap letters out. IIRC, even IVF pregnancies result in impair glucose tolerance (think it's because of the high concentration in the media they use).

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cen.14270

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4236136/

    Eugenic breeding is a better solution. CRISPR and gene-editing technologies are too reductionist. They don't know what other layers of regulation may exist, and it's far too complex to simply manipulate through trial and error. Breeding on the other hand creates more stable lines, as the other variables are left to balance by their own mechanisms, and it takes more time, which can be good or bad depending on your perception of it (good that it isn't too much too soon, or bad if we've wasted a lot of time with bad methodology). IMO, it's best to not rush these things, nature likes homeostasis.

    [–]casparvoneverecBig tiddy respecter[S] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    Eugenics is a time tested and safer bet. Gene editing is iffy because it involves number of genes that are polygenic and they act in conjunction with a myriad of other genes that might have cascading effects further down the road. I mean, the Chinese have been trying to make the math genius via genetic engineering for some time and have little to show for it

    [–]Nombre27 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    My thoughts exactly.