What does that matter? Intelligence is an abstraction of which are genetic and epigenetic factors. The hard to predict parts are the epigenetics.

Why do we need to clone? We just need to modify the corresponding histone.

bioshock time then

CRISPR is great for gene editing especially cas 9

I think most politicians and people are dumb, so the whole thing is an annoyance.

That's where I stand on politics.

I tend to see intelligence as more important, I think, than most people do. Sometimes I wonder whether I overvalue it.

well intelligence is only part of what makes us human

Others tell me IQ is not very important, and I agree if what they mean is that working hard and having integrity are far more important, but acting intelligently is also very important to me.

True.

humans arent cold and logical

It's the part that makes humans survive...

emotions also are a part of humans

And most of the time, people don't attain higher IQs by trying harder or 'working out' their brains, so we can't fault people for having lower IQs than others.

This is why I dislike average people... They say really wrong things.

EQ, I think, is highly important also.

So I agree with you, laurentia.

@JeffDog , I am a Biologist.

since well humans arent robots that operate on pure logic

@laurentia , what is the purpose of emotion?

Nice to meet you, Rayn. I am studying physics.

Emotions are not novel, they serve a purpose.

What is that purpose?

i mean yeah of course they serve a purpose

What's that purpose?

without emotion we probably wouldnt have survived

How did they help us survive?

Love serves the purpose of furthering the race, not only through procreation, but by protectiveness, altruism, et cetera. That's an example of a purpose for an emotion.

i mean without emotion we wouldnt care for our children

or protect them

Snakes reproduce but don't love.

Why do humans?

How do you know snakes don't love?

lots of animals have emotions

Yes, like mammals.

i'm not sure about sankes though

snakes

One may not absolutely need love to reproduce or survive, but I think it definitely helps the species.

Snakes are solitary. They don't raise their young.

humans raise their young

without emotions we wouldnt care about them