What Are Designer Babies?

Here is a question I asked in the December 22, 2018 World Satsanga, which I’d like to share with my readers. The question was about a new gene-editing technology being used for genetic engineering of babies and adults. What are designer babies?

Background:

We have now entered the age of genetically engineered “designer babies” in China, where scientists used a gene-editing technology (called CRISPR) to modify a human embryo in vitro to make it resistant to infections, such as HIV, smallpox and cholera. Apparently, genetic resistance to HIV is common in parts of Northern Europe, but not found in China.

The scientists see this as a new form of medicine that can eliminate genetic diseases (e.g. Alzheimers, heart disease, some cancers or infections) and enhance the baby’s IQ or other features. But other people question the ethics of genetically tailored humans, which could become a new form of eugenics.
What are your thoughts on these technologies to be used in fetuses and adults? Is human evolution meant to be shaped by this kind of science in addition to naturally occurring Darwinian evolution? Where are we headed with this? We all want to know.

Guy Needler’s Comments:

“Well, if you look back a few civilizations ago, you’ll understand that the Atlanteans also were very, very masterful in manipulating the genome. The issue is that they started to manipulate it in ways that were not specifically pure, and that were there for mainly fashionable and status reasons. But nevertheless, they could do the sort of things that this question is asking now.

And personally, I don’t see an issue with it. I’m just asking the question… Energetically, it doesn’t matter to the soul aspect or the shard that incarnates into a body that is being created either from a test tube or from in vitro work, whether or not there’s a genome associated with it that’s been manipulated. At the end of the day, it’s a vehicle to incarnate into. And so our aspects or shards from the aspect aren’t really interested in that. All they’re interested in is:

Will that particular vehicle allow them to be able to experience what they want to experience in a particular incarnation associated with the goals that they have identified in their life plan?

So if the genetic manipulation means that it’s able to experience certain forms of longevity or certain types of abilities and that links into their life plan, then it’s fine. If it doesn’t, then maybe they won’t choose to incarnate into that particular vehicle.

So it’s not an issue really, it’s a matter of choice. The aspect or shard will choose whether to incarnate into that body that’s been genetically manipulated or not, as the case may be, depending upon what they need to achieve or experience in this particular incarnation.

And also from our perspective, if we are supposed to incarnate into a vehicle in this environment and experience this environment in the way it’s supposed to be experienced,

…all of the bodies that are here are manipulated in some way, shape or form, because they all are.

You know, we have medicines, inoculations. We have operations, we have different dietary things. So all of this creates a form of manipulation of some sort, and we’re happy with that. It’s just that some subject matters appear to be more of a concern than others.

So at the end of the day, we as incarnate human beings can’t see anything else other than the human side of things. We can’t see what our True Energetic Self (Higher Self) or a soul aspect or a shard sees, when it’s disincarnate and the opportunity associated with a particular incarnation by incarnating into a body or a vehicle that is enhanced in some way, modified in other ways, or is capable of experiencing different levels of physicality in other ways as well, or is resistant to certain diseases as well. It doesn’t matter to them.

It’s the same as us buying a new car. Has our car got more electronic gadgets than the other car? Is it able to do cruise control or tunnelless cruise control or does it not have cruise control? And so we start to understand that it’s from our perspective, we choose to drive a car based upon our financial capabilities and what we’re comfortable with.

And that’s the same with the aspect when it incarnates. If the body has been genetically manipulated, does it benefit the aspect? If it does, great, it will incarnate into it. If it doesn’t benefit it and it doesn’t give it the ability to experience its life plan in the way it wants to experience it, it won’t incarnate into it.

I think it’s as simple as that. In fact, I’m being told it’s as simple as that. I’m not thinking, I’m being told. But thank you anyways, great, it’s a good question.”

Final Thoughts

Here are some key points to remember, when discussing “designer babies” and other scientific and technological advancements in our future:

We are not our body. The body is like a car or a physical vehicle that is animated and driven by our soul. Our souls keep switching cars until we’re done with driving in this physical universe. Then we continue to evolve higher up in the multiverse. Life goes on.
We are about 25% into the Earth experiment (below). We can expect rapid changes in outer technology, which are temporary substitutions for the inner technology or higher functions in the human vehicle that become available to all of us, as we ascend in frequency.

Therefore, these “designer babies” (just like artificial intelligence) are part of a transitional phase in our evolution. We don’t need to repeat the errors of the Atlanteans, who created a “circus civilization” with discrimination among the races and many human-animal hybrids.

We also need to remember that in the bigger picture, incarnation is just a small part of our true existence as a Higher Self in the multiverse. In “The History of God,” our Source said:

“The need for technology is a red herring, a distraction, a lack of understanding; it is “miss-direction.” You see, it is not technology that helps you evolve. It is one’s understanding of self and the workings of the universe. This is only possible when the individual stops thinking of himself/herself and starts to think of the bigger picture.

How can he/she help others? Which opportunities have been presented but not embraced are opportunities missed? These are the things that the enlightened individual is aware of and takes advantage of. This is the trait of the individual incarnates that collectively make up a great civilization.” — Source (through Guy Needler)