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In the article Smartening Up: Brain Enhancement Is Wrong, Right? by Benedict Carey, Francis Fukuyama said it best. “The original purpose of medicine is to heal the sick, not turn healthy people into gods.” This is one of the major cons for cognitive enhancement by "normal" individuals. To begin, everyone has different abilities based on natural genetics. If we had the ability to alter intelligence, it will more difficult to differentiate human beings. This will ultimately create a greater gap in our social classes. The wealthier individuals would have access to these medications while the poor or working class individuals will not be able to afford these medications, which will ultimately increase the gap between these classes greater. Another

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