"the problems begin when people start trying to paint behaviour as an immutable product of predefined genetic destiny, and then using this to support political stances that promote their own status in society"
At the same time, trying to change people's behavior is a lot like cutting down the rainforest or wiping out indigenous peoples. It sounds like a great idea, but the destruction of cognitive and behavioral diversity is probably going to lead to our extinction in the long run.
That's not meant as a justification of the status quo, but rather to point out that no one really knows what the fuck is going on.
I would tend to agree, diversity being so fundamental to survival. Even in a futuristic world like Deus Ex where you can customize yourself at will, so long as we have biological components we will have biological weaknesses, and diversity is what helps mitigate those weaknesses.
At the same time, trying to change people's behavior is a lot like cutting down the rainforest or wiping out indigenous peoples. It sounds like a great idea, but the destruction of cognitive and behavioral diversity is probably going to lead to our extinction in the long run.
That's not meant as a justification of the status quo, but rather to point out that no one really knows what the fuck is going on.