[ WP ] In the near future , parents are able to genetically modify babies to boost their cognitive abilities . 20 years later , as the first cohort of `` super genius '' babies reaches adulthood , we realize we made a big mistake .

We played God. 
 
 We thought it was the smart thing to do. 
 
 Make smart babies and they will save the future from our stupid mistakes. 
 
 They were reared with the best resources. Grown into every facet of human existence. We gave them everything to fix what we had done to humanity. They came back to us with a solution. 
 
 `` We will fix humanity and save the world,'' they said. 
 
 The world was in jubilation. The genetic engineers marveled in their achievement. Then the day came. 
 
 People began to fall. Populations were decimated. Those who realized it was something in the water went into hiding. They stole as much bottled water as they could and found shelter. 
 
 The problem, we learned, was us. 
 
 `` There are too many of you and you cause too many problems,'' the cohort of geniuses announced. By the time the government tried to pull the resources from the cohort, it was too late. Anything they tried was bested. Where ever we hid, they found us. 
 
 Like the species of humanity before us, we fell to something superior. 
 
 We played God and we were forsaken by our creations. 
 
 Now we pray to God, wondering if we could still be saved. 
 
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