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What are your thoughts on human genetic engineering?
Posted on 4/14/14 at 5:32 pm
Posted on 4/14/14 at 5:32 pm
As the human genome project unravels more and more about our DNA and medical advances can change our genetic make up, what level of this is acceptable to you?
Will it be ok to try to prevent babies from being born with any diseases? What about long term stuff like genetic dispositions to have heart disease, etc? What about appearances? Intelligence? Where do you feel the line needs to be drawn if one needs to be drawn?
Will it be ok to try to prevent babies from being born with any diseases? What about long term stuff like genetic dispositions to have heart disease, etc? What about appearances? Intelligence? Where do you feel the line needs to be drawn if one needs to be drawn?
This post was edited on 4/14/14 at 5:55 pm
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Posted on 4/14/14 at 5:35 pm to NATidefan
Tough issue
In theory I'm fine with fixing things lke cystic fibrosis and sickle-cell, but once you start getting into fixing oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes and dramatically lowering cancer rates it will become a problem very quickly.
First, this will just increase the divide between the classes in society. Second, the worst thing that could happen to humanity (aside from nuclear war) would be to dramatically lower the rates of cancer death in the world. Within five generations we'd all find ourselves starving to death.
In theory I'm fine with fixing things lke cystic fibrosis and sickle-cell, but once you start getting into fixing oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes and dramatically lowering cancer rates it will become a problem very quickly.
First, this will just increase the divide between the classes in society. Second, the worst thing that could happen to humanity (aside from nuclear war) would be to dramatically lower the rates of cancer death in the world. Within five generations we'd all find ourselves starving to death.
This post was edited on 4/14/14 at 5:37 pm
Posted on 4/14/14 at 5:41 pm to NATidefan
I have mixed feelings. On one hand, genetic engineering could unleash problems which are far more serious than the problems genetic engineering fixes. On the other hand, why would it be any different than any other beneficial medical treatment. For example, cancer therapies are acceptable in fighting cancer, why not prevent it as much as possible in the first place?
I dunno.
I dunno.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 6:00 pm to NATidefan
We should let the species strengthen itself naturally.
Unfortunately we're already far removed from a natural evolution.
We'll go down the human genetically engineered road. It's inevitable.
There will be money to be made, isn't that the driving factor in capitalism?
Unfortunately we're already far removed from a natural evolution.
We'll go down the human genetically engineered road. It's inevitable.
There will be money to be made, isn't that the driving factor in capitalism?
Posted on 4/14/14 at 6:53 pm to NATidefan
If I had my wife cloned could I dial her back to say 18.5 years old and get a trade in on the old one?
Posted on 4/14/14 at 6:59 pm to NATidefan
I don't see a problem with any of that. I wouldn't draw a line anywhere for the issue
Posted on 4/14/14 at 8:15 pm to NATidefan
I'm all for it. It progresses us as a species greatly. Things being "natural" is overrated. There is almost nothing natural about humanity today.
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