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I think every definition of better is bound to be ego and ideology driven or extremely modest (exactly like their parents except not a Tay Sachs carrier or simi
by jrumbut 7y ago
I think every definition of better is bound to be ego and ideology driven or extremely modest (exactly like their parents except not a Tay Sachs carrier or similar).
Also tyrannical in the long term, I believe future generations have a right to a genome that was made of only their ancestors (and retroviruses I guess). Maybe in 100 years it will be different but not yet.
- shigawire 7y agoA further point to this- I don't believe our science is advanced enough to define better even in a perfect world where subjective considerations are somehow discarded. I'm thinking of stuff like people prone to sickle cell anemia having increased malarial resistance. I believe even an otherworldly morally correct implementation of eugenics would not account for unknown quirks like this and be counter productive in the long term.
- thatoneuser 7y agoNo there's plenty of universally good attributes. Not being prone to cancer, death and aging for one. You're trying to shoe horn a complex topic because you're uncomfortable with it. Theres more to it than waffling around idiocy in an attempt to shut down discourse on the topic.