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Re:Scientists grow bigger monkey brains using human genes, r... by for_i_in_range on Monday November 16, 2020 @02:02AM (#25108945)
While a profound breakthrough, we’ll be creating, with luck, an animal that is what we are: one with consciousness. Which also means one with a lot of mental health issues, and other issues. (Disoriented, seeking identification, cognitive biases, ignorant yet certain, etc). Not bad, just is what it is. I think it’s important, though, for nature, to let it struggle for life like the rest of us, and care for it and learn from it. It, after all, is a part of life. If we’re in the ballpark that nature created sapiens, and we are thus a part of nature, and thus nature had a hand in this. The ethical thing to do is to let it become part of our “Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom library of life” sooner, rather than later. After all, as many have already said, it’s inevitable. And I agree.
Re:Scientists grow bigger monkey brains using human genes, r... by 0xUser on Monday November 16, 2020 @02:13AM (#25108997)
> we’ll be creating, with luck, an animal that is what we are: one with consciousnes

You seem to be assuming that, right now, humans are the only animal with consciousness.

I doubt that's the case. Far from it.

Re:Scientists grow bigger monkey brains using human genes, r... by for_i_in_range on Monday November 16, 2020 @11:11AM (#25113348)
Interesting, you’re right I’ve assumed that and actually have never thought about that.