"Genetic Interventions and the Ethics of Enhancement of Human Beings" Self-Quiz

. Savulescu uses the "lazy parents" example to show that

as long as we refrain from harming our children, we are fulfilling our duties to them.

to not wrong our children, we should enhance them.

we are only minimally responsible for providing the proper diet to our children.

none of the above

. How are genetic interventions and biological interventions the same, according to Savulescu?

They both alter our biology.

They both alter a person's opportunities.

They are both irreversible.

all of the above

. Savulescu responds to the claim that genetic engineering involves an objectionable form of "playing God" by arguing that

it is arrogant to think that humans should not play God.

we already make decisions about life and death in healthcare. If those are morally permissible, genetic engineering is too.

if God did not want us to use genetic technology to genetically engineer our children, God would not have invented CRISPR-cas9.

all of the above

. An objection to genetic engineering considered by Savuelscu is if we could engineer perfect children,

it would introduce an unfair inequality between children and adults.

the world would be a sterile, monotonous place where everyone was the same.

those children would forever resent the adults who intervened in their development.

none of the above

. Which of the following is a possible way for our genes and biology to be determined, according to Savulescu?

nature or God

authorities

experts

all of the above

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