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My mother has Alzheimer's, and I have the ApoE4 gene. Knowing is better. The only other options are (a) knowing after it's too late to do anything, or (b) know
by amp108 9y ago
My mother has Alzheimer's, and I have the ApoE4 gene. Knowing is better.
The only other options are (a) knowing after it's too late to do anything, or (b) knowing at the exact moment science makes a discovery. Since we can't know (b) ahead of time, we're left with either knowing ahead of time, or too late.
Knowing sucks, but it sucks less than any other option.
- monetus 9y agoThe only counter argument to this I could imagine would be the one I often hear used for other brain abnormalities; i.e. if the knowledge of a potential health problem instigates a mental health issue, ignorance could be better. I subscribe to your opinion, however.