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re: What are your thoughts on human genetic engineering?
Posted on 4/14/14 at 5:35 pm to NATidefan
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
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Posted on 4/14/14 at 5:45 pm to Roger Klarvin
quote:I would argue that cancer is proportionately a disease of people past the age of reproduction so it doesn't affect this as much, and we are well on our way to the five generation thing regardless.
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.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 5:56 pm to Roger Klarvin
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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.
That's why I spit on every doctor I pass. Those assholes.
I get your point, but we'd find a way to make up the food supply difference. The reason most people starve now is logistics and political factors.
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