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The problem with eugenics is that it necessitates a central authority over the human genome. No unified standard will fit all people, and human rights and repro
by drcube 14y ago
The problem with eugenics is that it necessitates a central authority over the human genome. No unified standard will fit all people, and human rights and reproductive freedom must be pushed aside in order to accomplish such a goal. This is ignoring the racism, social Darwinism and genocide most people associate with eugenics.
However, the distributed method, where individuals choose to have children with people whose hereditary lines they believe should continue into the future, has been going on successfully for millions of years.
The best I could support would be more information and control. Educate people about genes, inform them which genes they possess, and watch them use that information to their benefit. Sort of like people with Huntington's disease often voluntarily refuse to reproduce, due to the likelihood of their children having it too.