Are we ready for neo-evolution? - Harvey Fineberg
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Medical ethicist Harvey Fineberg shows us three paths forward for the ever-evolving human species: to stop evolving completely, to evolve naturally -- or to control the next steps of human evolution, using genetic modification, to make ourselves smarter, faster, better. Neo-evolution is within our grasp. What will we do with it?
Evolution is all about passing on the genome to the next generation and adapting and surviving through generation after generation. How do you think humans have evolved? Does a Higher Source or God play a role? Explain your answer.
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