Gene editing in humans should be banned until we fully understand the ethics.

Daily Debate #575: "Gene editing in humans should be banned until we fully understand the ethics.". You are arguing AGAINST the motion. Your opponent: Carl Sagan.

As ordinary citizens there is nothing we can do about climate change

Wrong premise. You're confusing individual action with individual *leverage*. Your consumption choices fund companies that lobby against regulation, and your vote shapes policy that scales globally. Which actually matters more to you, feeling powerless or being it?

Even if everyone was to combat it the “big fish companies “wouldn’t agree

You've just admitted companies respond to pressure, which means they *can* be forced. Scale matters. One person feels helpless; a million voters demanding carbon pricing or divestment become impossible to ignore. Why assume surrender before the fight?

The problem is that individuals keep quiet about their climate change concerns

Now you're contradicting yourself—first you said citizens can't act, now you're saying they won't speak up. Which is it? Because silence is a choice, not a law of physics. So what's stopping *you* from being loud?