Genetic Engineering and the Speciation of Superions from Humans

Abstract

Using ideas from evolution and postformal stages of hierarchical complexity, a hypothetical scenario, premised on genetic engineering advances, portrays the development of a new humanoid species, Superions. How would Superions impact and treat current humans? If the Superion scenario came to pass, it would be the ultimate genocidal terrorism of eliminating an entire species, Homo Sapiens. We speculate about defenses Homo Sapiens might mount. The tasks to relate two species (systems) constitutes a postformal, Metasystematic task. Developing a system of discourse to prevent destruction requires postformal Paradigmatic-stage tasks. Implications are twofold: species survival and sufficient evolution to survive.

KEYWORDS:

• Genocide
• speciation
• species-cleansing
• Superions
• terror

Notes

1. Such discourse methods are discussed in two other articles in this issue. See “Applying Hierarchical Complexity to Political Development” and “Evolving to Address Global Climate Change.”