Dr. Frankenstein has gone mainstream – nothing can stand in the way of Science; there are no ethical or moral boundaries; no value of human life or real concern for repercussions that will stop it. Science has taken a cue from the “One Thought” Doctrine of today; and written their own mantra: “I can; therefor I will.”
When the extinction of the human race is in the balance – what can you weigh it against? And how could you trust anyone that thinks that they can?
Even if we tried to stop the progress of our runaway adolescence – the breaking distance extends far into the future; and we’ve still got our foot on the gas pedal.
Gray Goo may be a low order of probability — but we seem obsessed with rolling the dice.