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I've currently got no problem with genetic modifications. As long as humans stick to making genetic modifications on plants in a controlled environment, it's probably fine. Almost everything humans have done and made so far has been in the interest of delaying the extinction of the human race for as long as possible. If genetic modifications can be made to plants so that they provide a larger yield of the necessary molecules of life, then go ahead.

But when scientists start thinking about making genetic modifications in order to make people "better", then that's when it's gotta stop.

And about our "right" to do things, I believe that we someone/something can do something and get away with it, then he/she/it deserves to be able to do what it is that he/she/it did, but if he/she/it can't get away with whatever he/she/it did, then he/she/it deserves whatever punishment befalls upon him/her/it.

Damn shout border isn't working stressed .

If we make ourselves "better" than after we are done that, we'll find something else wrong with us. If we keep "improving" ourselves, we'll probably kill ourselves in one way or another sooner or later. We always want to be perfect, but nothing, and I mean NOTHING is perfect.

My posts look so plain without it gonk .

When I look at what humans have done to the world already in their lifetime, I find that things like GM are just more icing on the cake. (Or filling depending on where you think the humans development level is currently.) People have always complained about how the wish they had this in their body appearance, or how they wish they didn't have this illness. I would love to just shut them up personally...but they must learn to deal with it. I do however have some sympathy for those who are innocent in what they have received in life (ie: Cancer) and trying to help those individuals would be something that would improve the society. Yes, this would indeed cause the human population to go through a drastic increase, so whatever we look at could indeed have a positive/negative effect.
These examples are just a few of the counter-effects of GM, and there are so many more out there. Not only with GM, but so many other things people are trying to achieve. It's a neverending cycle of problems that will not be solved by advancing. People must go back in the technological advances such as transportation. The human environment and economics were a total catastrophe way back when, so why not have it like that now?

Yes, that is true. However, you're scenario is highly farfetched. You're saying that human beings will have godly control over our environment and ergo eliminating nature from the picture. Do you know what it would take to get there? You're suggesting that we can fly to the sun on wax wings. It is far more likely that our wings would melt when we come close.

Personally, I'd rather let nature and evolution do the flying.

hmmm i sort of agree.But what i think is that the reason is that were afraid of the uknown and imperfect, thats why were always tryin to enhance our well being rather that be through food or are physical body, to our minds.But your statment on humanity arnt getting smarter is not true.