[quote=@The Harbinger of Ferocity]
The argument of genetic augmentation and alteration is that once you start down that path, where does it end? 
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Frankly, it doesn't end. Genetic engineering is a continuation of natural selection by other means. Cognition is an expression of the genome and the aim of that expression is to propagate genetic information. Cognition was and is used to select for optimal genetic combinations in partners by biases toward certain features when choosing reproductive partners, such as high cheekbones, height, secondary sexual characteristics and facial symmetry. But those heuristics will become outdated with the advent of genetic engineering and we will 'skip the middleman' and devise the optimal gene combinations directly. I don't think the genie can be put back in the bottle and to be honest I do not see any reason to try.