From: "Jason White" <jason@jasonjgw.net>
I think the idea for human enhancement of intelligence, though, would be to increase IQ biologically if appropriate means (genetic selection of children,gene therapy, drugs or whatever) were available.
I do not think we have appropriate social mechanisms to do this reasonably well. The selection/improvement criteria would be hijacked pretty quickly to clone an army of "desired subjects". Anyway, I know a few people who are not "fully normed". They are among the most fascinating people I met. I just spent a weekend with a "borrowed" child camping with us. He is very difficult, according to many. I ignored half of the advice and we all had a pretty good weekend with him! In your "grand plan" he would not exist, maybe.. Regards Peter