Re:First Human Embryos Edited in U.S
by ajeet_dhaliwal on Friday July 28, 2017 @05:21AM
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If someone's children will likely have a lower than this minimum intelligence, which you can infer from parent's IQ and other measures...
Can it really be inferred? Not including conditions or syndromes of course. The parents' environment may have affected their intelligence and the child may turn out entirely different.
With a large number of DNA sequences, the genetic cause can be separated from environmental. That's why embryo selection is possible.
Getting parent's DNAs sequenced might be needed but it's affordable now. See gwern's answers and link for more info.
Yes, it can be inferred: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritability_of_IQ.
If someone's children will likely have a lower than this minimum intelligence, which you can infer from parent's IQ and other measures, will you encourage or prohibit them to use either embryo selection or genetic engineering? What are the impact on the child's life for each option? Is the 'distaste' more important than giving a better opportunity for the newborns?
Also, what can you do? You cannot put regulations on China or other countries. On this issue, they will not agree on international agreement either. And there will be rich people who fly to other countries to have the procedures done. This will cause even more inequality than allowing it domestically.
Jordan Peterson IQ and Job Market https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjs2gPa5sD0