Your thoughts on the topic of genetic modification in humans?

Comet · January 09, 2015, 06:13:15 PM

the sooner we get to GitS the better, imo.

Dopameme · January 09, 2015, 06:14:11 PM

Quote from: BerzerkCommando on January 09, 2015, 06:09:04 PM

Quote from: Officer Nasty on January 09, 2015, 12:56:16 PM
height
Lets say being short ran in your family and the tallest people in it are lucky if they reach 5ft. Wouldn't you want the ability to get rid of that defect by being able to remove that gene or getting rid of it?
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personality traits.
If you were able to wouldn't you want to remove the trait that causes your kid to be anti-social or hostile?

You're implying that it's inherently wrong to be anti-social and hostile, though.

Epsira · January 09, 2015, 06:16:25 PM

After you...

🍁 Aria 🔮 · January 09, 2015, 06:19:05 PM

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has made people with Down syndrome an endangered population

Is this guy serious? Is he seriously worried that Down syndrome in humans may disappear?

Anyway, I don't have really have a stance for or against. I'll always think of GATTACA with the discussion, but as long as it's economically feasible for everyone then I see no reason not to build the perfect human being. There's always the problem of homogeneity in the population, but I'm certain that there would be precautions against that.

Sandtrap · January 09, 2015, 06:20:01 PM

I support genetic enhancements for the purpose of not only making sure that somebody is born healthy but that our own natural limits are pushed as far as we can take them.

But when you throw in tinkering and the process of selection, what you want, or don't want, then things become an issue. Society is all about trends. I want you to think about what would happen if a trend, a meme, affected a country or a group of people. Or if religion ever held any presidence and gained control in the selection process. Or governments for that matter.

cxfhvxgkcf-56:7 · January 09, 2015, 06:21:13 PM

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God · January 09, 2015, 06:22:47 PM

Quote from: Loaf on January 09, 2015, 06:12:24 PM

there should be people who are allowed to allow genetic modifications to themselves

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I don't think it works like that.