Recently my science fiction class finished the movie Gattaca, it is an interesting movie and even though it wouldn't make my top choices (or even get recommended to a friend) it had a good message. Gattaca portrays a world where genetic engineering is not only common, it is the norm, in fact the world has slipped so far into the treacherous and unknown waters of this field that when a person is born without genetic engineering they are considered "in-valid". This and the combination of ethics make for an interesting topic.
Genetic engineering, scientists are making progress in this field of research and its very controversial; on one hand you have the fact that it cant not only make lives better but can save lives before they ever need saving, on the other hand, the afflictions that may soon be cured have been the inspiration for many athletes, scientists, and politicians to accomplish great things. Genetic engineering could be a great accomplishment for our society, possibly curing many diseases and much more. But controlling how a baby matures and develops in life not only seem like cheating in a way but also remove the incentive for that person to try their hardest to succeed because everything would be easier for them to start off with. Controlling fate, while i know this may make me seem old fashioned or "stuck in my ways", seems like it can too easily be transformed into controlling evolution and undermining natural things, to me being unethical.
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