Why do ideas like gene manipulation and transhumanism make people seethe? Is there any good reason for the scientific community not to carry out these initiatives once technology allows it? I know this is not currently feasible, but one day we could
>preemptively examine and augment genes in order to eliminate genetic failures
>alter or replace faulty limbs and organs with bionic equivalents who work just as well, if not better
>implant machinery into people's bodies to make them stronger, smarter and able to live longer
People with heart problems use pacemakers, epileptics often employ devices for vagus nerve stimulation in order to control their seizures, near-sighted people have corrective surgery, almost everyone went to the dentist at some point, and all of these are means of defying the shortcomings of the human condition, but why does the idea of extending this to every facet of humanity suddenly appear wrong and dystopic?