Went to check the definition to make sure I spoke correctly and given that it refers mainly to selective breeding I would say no. I am for genetic alteration using tools that will specifically target known genetic sequences to facilitate the removal of disease and other improvements that can make humans more resilient, better able to cope with the challenges of the future. An example of something often done in the past would be to breed to make larger and stronger humans for war. I would take the approach to make humans smaller to require fewer resources. Another one that would freak everyone out would be the enlargement of the medula oblongata to improve empathy (I’m not sure of the details or if I identified the right body part but you get the gist.
I am very aware we don’t currently have the knowledge to accomplish these things safely but we should move faster and with less indignation to provide this knowledge.
How is this not eugenicist? They want to implement the genetic alteration of our species to save us from ourselves because genetics is the most important part. Even if they don’t mean forced sterilization and want to do genetic engineering on everyone or something that is still eugenics. Who gets to determine what the “bad” genes are that are ruining the species?
So you’re a eugenicist?
Went to check the definition to make sure I spoke correctly and given that it refers mainly to selective breeding I would say no. I am for genetic alteration using tools that will specifically target known genetic sequences to facilitate the removal of disease and other improvements that can make humans more resilient, better able to cope with the challenges of the future. An example of something often done in the past would be to breed to make larger and stronger humans for war. I would take the approach to make humans smaller to require fewer resources. Another one that would freak everyone out would be the enlargement of the medula oblongata to improve empathy (I’m not sure of the details or if I identified the right body part but you get the gist. I am very aware we don’t currently have the knowledge to accomplish these things safely but we should move faster and with less indignation to provide this knowledge.
That’s not what they said.
How is this not eugenicist? They want to implement the genetic alteration of our species to save us from ourselves because genetics is the most important part. Even if they don’t mean forced sterilization and want to do genetic engineering on everyone or something that is still eugenics. Who gets to determine what the “bad” genes are that are ruining the species?
How about we just focus on the cancer genes and other genetic disease diseases?