Should science be used to artificially improve someone's intelligence or external appearences

I am answering this question based on a literature story flowers for algernon. It is a story where a protaganist called Charlie Gordon undergoed a operation to artificially increse his intelligence. However, the operation when wrong and soon his intelligence decreased as fast as it has gone up. So i will be discussing if science should be used to artificially improve someone's intelligence or external appearences.

I strongly disagree that science be used to improve someone's intelligence or external appearences.

There are pros and cons to this viewpoint. The pros obviously being that people will get smart need not to study and so on. However, if science and technology is up to that level, everyone would be waiting to get the operation. If babies that are just born go through the operation and become super intelligent and need not go to school and study. He/she will be lacking moral values and determination/perseverance. Thus, their threshold level will be very low and will not be able to grow through life. Besides, they will have knowledge but lack wisdom.

Besides, all operation comes with a risk. What if the same thing happened as said in the story? People who undergone the operation may be emotionally hurt or scarred for life. Science and technology is used to improve our lives but I feel that we should not abuse science and technology to artificially improve someone's intelligence or external apperances. Besides, we are 'playing god' hence I do not encourage science to be used to artificially improve someone's intelligence or external appearences.

I think from what I know most smart people are not happy, and are frequently grumpy and frustated over their work or project and therefore don't get to enjoy life to its fullest.

Shi Jie