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> Being able to edit out the bits for hemophilia, Downs Syndrome, Parkinson's, or <the genetic disorder you're familiar with here>? Don't misunderstand, I'm to
by maratd 11y ago
> Being able to edit out the bits for hemophilia, Downs Syndrome, Parkinson's, or <the genetic disorder you're familiar with here>?
Don't misunderstand, I'm totally for this. In the cases you mention we have a proper baseline. We know exactly what will happen when we do the edits, on average. We are returning to the norm, not deviating from it.
The issue is all this super race talk that crops up around these discussions. It's just stupid.
- tired_man 11y agoI agree, but the super human stuff is anathema to the majority. I think it is only because of the conditioning they've had from reading novels (or from someone else's opinion after they read such a novel) where editing resulted in disaster and war. It'll take time to defeat the bad publicity from fiction.