Kids: you gotta love 'em!

ladyislingering · 05-04-2015, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by John Wilkes Booth

tl:dr i appreciate organic life while still sometimes finding it a pragmatic nuisance, but i don't 'hate' any form of life

except for retarded kids of course

I have a solid theory that with reasonable measures to control breeding and limit the act to those with suitable genetics, we could remove the problem of developmental/learning disabilities forever and save a future generation from having to suffer with everything that comes with being born with a sickness that's essentially entirely due to poor genetics.

DwnWthVwls · 05-04-2015, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ladyislingering

I have a solid theory that with reasonable measures to control breeding and limit the act to those with suitable genetics, we could remove the problem of developmental/learning disabilities forever and save a future generation from having to suffer with everything that comes with being born with a sickness that's essentially entirely due to poor genetics.

Nope. Take a genetics class.

It would take a lot more than selective breeding for that to ever happen.

simplephysics · 05-04-2015, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

Nope. Take a genetics class.

It would take a lot more than selective breeding for that to ever happen.

Yeah, sorry Lil, but you seriously need to adjust your attitude toward mental handicaps. It's strange you make the case against obvious mental disabilities and don't really touch the ones that are harder to identify. What about depression, alcoholism, OCD? You think people who suffer from those aliments should be erased?

Oriphiel · 05-04-2015, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by dreadnaught

Yeah, sorry Lil, but you seriously need to adjust your attitude toward mental handicaps. It's strange you make the case against obvious mental disabilities and don't really touch the ones that are harder to identify. What about depression, alcoholism, OCD? You think people who suffer from those aliments should be erased?

I agree. I can imagine a world where the parents get to program their child's tendency towards religious beliefs, political affiliations, habits, etc., and it makes me shudder. The possible benefits of going gown that road are far outweighed by all of the horrible things that could happen when people have too much control over the futures of others.

Oriphiel · 05-04-2015, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ladyislingering

I have a solid theory that with reasonable measures to control breeding and limit the act to those with suitable genetics, we could remove the problem of developmental/learning disabilities forever and save a future generation from having to suffer with everything that comes with being born with a sickness that's essentially entirely due to poor genetics.

Sorry, but I have to disagree with you there. I like people just as flawed as they are, and eugenics is a very slippery slope. How do we decide what traits should be "gotten rid of"? How long until we start phasing out the benign traits that make us unique? Could we resist the temptation to start manufacturing humans to be as efficient and passionless as possible? Reminds me of "Brave New World". I'd rather have humans without any genetic manipulation, than have people with too much.