Donuel -

It doesn't matter what you want, and I made no assumptions about that.

It's the presumption that a new "magic" has been found, coupled with the belief that "since it's magic it will work the way I want it to," that has frequently led to premature and involuntary application of (untested?) "treatments" for those who may not want them.

Note also, that I said nothing about whether gene therapy will or will not work in the ways suggested by you and by others - only that it will be very difficult to apply any therapy to people who don't choose to take it voluntarily.

You may quote my opinion that those who most need a proven therapy for the purposes described are least likely to accept it voluntarily.

Your substitution of "religion" for "therapy" stretches what I said, but perhaps isn't inappropriate. No objection, although it does change the flavor a bit.

John