Hacking Darwin

Interesting step into the “future” as envisioned by Metzl.

I thought the concepts in this book were good ones to discuss and to cover. My biggest issue with it, however, is the presentation. The author chose not to present possibilities in an even or unbiased fashion, clearly siding with the “if we don't allow genetic manipulation of humans, we will miss out on everything possible in the future” side of things. Further, he repeatedly makes statements that the only reason one would have to be cautious in this regard is if you're one of those backwards, barbaric, bible-thumping Christians, grouping all such people into essentially the same category of deplorables whose ideologies are so outdated that their concerns should be completely disregarded. The clear attitude is “those people are so wrong it's not worth considering their concerns at all.” It's a shame that the author has taken this tact instead of answering any such concerns with level-headed logic, because the remainder of the concepts discussed are important and need such discussion.