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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Well like how glasses fix myopia it isnt really an ailment anymore then. Ideally that's what we should be aiming for. Fixing - not making better just to make better

We only see people with PKU (phenylketonuria) or ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) living normally because of our advances in medical fields. Before in our history they would perish (or unfortunately be culled) like the stunted hawk

It's a highly grey area in ethics, but I think as long as we have best interest in mind and dont end up like the humans in Wall-E we should be fine. Star Trek also covers a lot of eugenics topics and in the end they also think humans should take the course of evolution and avoid things like designer babies or genetic enhancements

And its honestly incredible though. Humans literally fighting (and winning) against evolution/nature

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Darwinism

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Eugenics_Wars

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Honestly, the idea behind designer babies is pretty dope IMO. But only if you take away the bad stuff like diseases and deformities and stuff like that, for the sake of the individual to be born. It gets weird when (most likely, if possible) they'll start to offer babies to order. Like, "what would you like, madame? A professional athlete? Musical prodigy? Please select from our menu, or we can arrange a meeting with our custom-embryo designer for the premium deluxe package."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I agree. Fixing some diseases and deformities while in embryo seems the most effective solution

Obligatory Gattaca link https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0119177/