I've been thinking about the selfish-to-altruistic dynamics in human behaviour a lot lately,
we have chimps with alpha male taking first bites of food, and also his elite guard keeping other 'inferior' chimps at bay
then we have the selfish gene as presented by Richard Dawkins
- which he based on the thesis that human body is a survival-driven mechanism
after this we have the definitions of modern(?) sexology which claims that after satisfying one's self, a further step beyond lies in seeking satisfaction in conveying satisfaction to other - which basically defines human's affinity for altruism and empathy by nature
Further beyond would be the speculation of DNA creation and modification
I mean if astral presence of spirit can possess physical body that is cool
but this DNA had to be created in material world in the first place
so how far is the DNA modification possibility driving beyond the human scale of survival based selfish and emotional based altruistic motivations? And more importantly, what could be made out of it?