There have already been threats to make a clone army by the Italians and the Raelians, but we could end up in a situation like on Star Trek with Eugenic wars.
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Martin Baxter <truthseeker...@hotmail.com>wrote: > > > The slippery slope is my problem too, Tracey. I could see the Chinese > engineering more boy births and fewer girl births, and someone might want to > go the way of the Sauron supermen from "The Mote In God's Eye" (think the > Augments from "Enterprise", only meaner and less schemey). > > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > ------------------------------ > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > From: tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com > Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:22:42 -0800 > > Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Question: Would you modify your kid's genes? > > > > See, I have some genetic , incurable crap too. I think I would want that > out to. However, I believe it is likely a slippery slope > > > > *From:* scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Martin Baxter > *Sent:* Monday, January 18, 2010 12:23 PM > *To:* SciFiNoir2 > *Subject:* RE: [scifinoir2] Question: Would you modify your kid's genes? > > > > > > In a word, no, not even if it meant ridding them of the genetic combo that > gave me what I've got. Though an improvement on my genes would be an > incalculable gain for Mankind... > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > ------------------------------ > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > From: hellomahog...@gmail.com > Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:17:11 -0800 > Subject: [scifinoir2] Question: Would you modify your kid's genes? > > > > Very soon the option of gene manipulation may come available. There are > already methods that lean in that direction. Our near future may turn into a > world that is similar to the movie Gattica. > > If the option became available do you think that if this option were > available would you take that step to give your child the best advantages > that he or she can have? > > Another question. Do you think that this kind of gene manipulation weaken > the gene pool? > > -- > > > ------------------------------ > > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. Sign up > now. <http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/> > > > > > ------------------------------ > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. Sign up > now. <http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390709/direct/01/> > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
