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Seversky
February 17, 2020 at 12:18 pm
We are not “just like” animals, we are animals so we should be just as susceptible as other mammals to selective breeding practices.
As Dawkins points out, though, the issue is not whether we could use eugenics on humans, it has always been whether we should.
When we talk about a “better” human being, what do we mean? Someone with the physical build of Arnold Schwarzenegger, the scientific genius of Albert Einstein and the artistic flair of Michelangelo? Maybe, but what if all those were coupled with the personality of a Donald Trump?
What would you see as a “better human”? |
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Followed by EG’s response
| Quote | Sev, that has always been the risk of selective breeding. Breeding to obtain positive traits (eg Arnie’s physique, Einstein’s intelligence and Michelangelo’s artistic abilities) often comes hand-in-hand (and inseparably) with some serious negative traits (eg. Trump’s and ET’s pathological narcissistic tendencies). 🙂
Society has decided that it is better off without increasing the frequency of those negative traits. |
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And yet somehow, some narcissistic assholes manage to reproduce anyhow.
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