Julia Sandoval
If genetic engineering can change one’s preference and personality traits, why is it that identical twins, with their same genetic makeup, have different personalities? Why is it that we are so sure that we can influence these traits in humans if even the natural “clone” types (an example of what could come) do not ensure sameness? Genetic engineering cannot influence personality or personal preference. Animals, already proven to be able to be genetically engineered, are not tested on their personality traits. They are tested on physical aptitude, not personal preferences. I would heavily explore Silver’s opinions on cloning and identical and fraternal twins, triplets, etc. I will research the meanings of “the soul,” personality, how and what kinds of genetic changes are possible to influence personality (displayed by the genetic engineering of animals). I will counteract McKibben’s statements that genetic engineering will influence personality; not because I feel that will not, but because I believe it cannot be done. Yes, personality can be characterized by emotions, but emotions are due to a chemical balance. This is not sufficient to describe personality in my views and seems to be the only basis for genetic engineers to support their hypotheses that they can change personality, just by the evidence proven by genetically engineered emotions; which I think is deeply flawed.
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I feel that you're going in several different directions here, which is dangerous because this is a *big* topic. One quick and easy way of focusing it would be to foreground twin studies a little more strongly: "I will argue, using twin studies, that our genes do not determine our personalities." Of course, one might ask what you mean be personality, and whether you're claiming that personalities are *partially* genetically determined, or whether they aren't *at all* genetically determined. There are a lot of possible arguments in this short proposal, in other words - I like the topic, but you need to try to discover a more precise argument within it.
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