[Marcus Marulus]

First of all, thank you, Agrippa, for this long post in which you tried to clarify your views on this matter, as the answer to my question.

As to its contents:

Even on the supposition that something like that would be desirable...

1. I see the whole Agrippa's project as somehow utopian, I don't think it is realizable. He shuns violence, that's good, but I don't think the bulk of people would ever become so "enlightened", as to willingly accept these measures.

2. Most important of all, science of genetics hasn't that much progressed, as to make such a plan viable at all. It is questionable if it would ever progress so much. There are recently news that geneticists found out that the the strucure of DNA is a lot more complex than previously believed. I am utterly sceptical as to the eventuality of this plan ever to be able to be carried out, as outlined by Agrippa, seen from purely technical aspect.

3. I agree with Milesian that crass materialism cannot bring cure to the ills of the human society. It can only alleviate some of its problems, but not solve them all in satisfactory manner. Human relations are far too complex to be reduced to purely mechanical causes, which could be handled with the help of purely technical solutions. (My perspective, like Milesian's, being theistic, someone could accuse me of bias, but that's topic for some other discussion.

4. Cirrus put it right that genetics is not everything and I very much agree with that. There is much in environment and personal choices. I've known twins entirely different from each other in just about everything, except for their outer looks.

5. Agrippa's indictment of the liberal capitalistic society is entirely valid and I subscribe to it. Though not in the proposed solution...