What if we could be genetically engineered?

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  • rollings
    rollings unknown Posts: 7,127
    if JUST that part of genetics that could give a person the propensity to comit non-defensive acts of lethal violence actually COULD be tweaked out, given that everything else remains unaffected, I would think the removal of that part would be in the best interest of mankind.

    Other defects shouldn't be messed with.
  • FiveB247x
    FiveB247x Posts: 2,330
    I don't see a problem with the below honestly. We have medical advancements to avoid babies being born with awful diseases or fatal issues.. this is part of the reason we do testing during pregnancy as well as in some cases have abortion options. Our species has become so self-centered, we lose sight of the natural cycle of life, so we delude ourselves into thinking we shouldn't meddle when the reality is we already to in dramatic ways which not only have repurcussions for humans but the environment and world around us (other species included).
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    FiveB247x wrote:
    the common cold used to kill people a thousand yrs ago, and improvements have been made to adjust this bad thing from occurring

    That's actually not true. The Common Cold is just your body over-reacting to an otherwise harmless virus. Nobody has ever died of a cold.

    Although I know what you mean... medical advancements help people live longer... I just worry that they will be used to keep some from ever being born.
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  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
    brianlux wrote:
    Personally, I happen to like defective people.

    :thumbup: You'd definitely like me then.



    The problem with the whole idea of this is that it promotes eugenics, which is wrong on all levels...
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    genetic engineering didn't work for food - why would it work for humans?
  • riotgrl
    riotgrl LOUISVILLE Posts: 1,895
    polaris_x wrote:
    genetic engineering didn't work for food - why would it work for humans?

    And some of the genetic tampering that we have done in food and other areas is still relatively new. How do we know that we wouldn't screw that up somehow and create far worse problems than already exist.

    Personally, I like defective people as well - makes life more interesting :)
    Are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?

    Seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned...

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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,677
    Alright!

    DEFECTIVE HUMANS, UNITE! :D
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    brianlux wrote:
    Alright!

    DEFECTIVE HUMANS, UNITE! :D

    I'm in.
    See you in the Lounge car!

    So, as posted in another thread, 1 in 5 of us suffers from mental illness...hamm, there's about 10 of us in this thread... ;) We've got all sorts of issues. :lol:
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,677
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    brianlux wrote:
    Alright!

    DEFECTIVE HUMANS, UNITE! :D

    I'm in.
    See you in the Lounge car!

    So, as posted in another thread, 1 in 5 of us suffers from mental illness...hamm, there's about 10 of us in this thread... ;) We've got all sorts of issues. :lol:

    So true, JonnyPistachio! :lol:

    The sad thing about mental illness is that it still often caries a stigma. If the kidneys fail we are given care and sympathy. If the mind fails, we are locked up in places that are often as bad as prisons. I've known people who have been there.

    Most of us have or will have imperfections- myself included. It's not that I don't want to be the perfect me that I once was ( :roll: ... :lol: ) but if we engineer all the imperfections out of ourselves we become machines, not people. In fact, it's often our imperfections that bring us closer and give us reasons to care for each other.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • comebackgirl
    comebackgirl Posts: 9,885
    Is it too late to make me taller? :shifty:


    Other than that, I'd vote no on the genetic engineering
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