I was reading a story called Flowers for Algernon, and I found the plot very interesting. Basically, the story's protagonist is a man named Charlie with an IQ of 68. After having successfully raised the intelligence of a mouse named Algernon by triple the amount, scientists see Charlie as an adequate candidate to undergo the same operation and have his IQ raised to 185. However, because his intellect surpasses others by far, his social skills begin to decline and he is unable to keep a relationship with anyone whom he meets.
So the question is, do you think it's a good idea to mess with someone's intelligence? And why do you think so?
