# Power to Destroy Life Demands Moral Bioenhancement by Ingmar Persson and Julian Savulescu > “We claim that human beings now have at their disposal means of wiping out life on Earth and that traditional methods of moral education are probably insufficient to achieve the moral enhancement required to ensure that this will not happen. Hence, we argue, moral bioenhancement should be sought and applied.” > **— Ingmar Persson and Julian Savulescu**, *“Getting Moral Enhancement Right,” Bioethics, 2013* ## Sources and Context - **Original or near-original source and full passage:** [“Getting Moral Enhancement Right,” Bioethics, 2013](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3378470/) — This is the authors’ normative argument and prediction about education’s likely insufficiency, not evidence that a safe or effective intervention currently exists. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] - **Article:** [[articles/Walking the Beautiful Path Through the Greatest Transformation in Human History|Walking the Beautiful Path Through the Greatest Transformation in Human History]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Julian Savulescu|Julian Savulescu]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “We claim that human beings now have at their disposal means of wiping out life on Earth and that traditional methods of moral education are probably insufficient to achieve the moral enhancement required to ensure that this will not happen. Hence, we argue, moral bioenhancement should be sought and applied.” — Ingmar Persson and Julian Savulescu, “Getting Moral Enhancement Right,” Bioethics, 2013 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-ingmar-persson-and-julian-savulescu-power-to-destroy-life-demands-moral-bioenhancement ```