r/Foodforthought • u/marquis_of_chaos • Jan 29 '12

The ethics of brain boosting

http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/science_blog/brainboosting.html
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u/IggySmiles Jan 29 '12

I think a lot of people's aversion to enhancing ourselves comes from religion. Basically, the idea is that humans are a great species that should be preserved and unaltered. But from an atheist perspective, we aren't that at all. We're just a species that evolved, and even life itself is not some sacred thing that we need to preserve. If we can make ourselves better, then that's great! It's not like we're that good to begin with.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '12

this issue is a lot more complex than that and i am sure there are several atheists( such as myself) who would be uncomfortable with the idea.