Now I can't use the term "playing God" since I'm an atheist/agnostic, but IMO this is a bad idea. If humans can be "created" and moulded so they're imprevious to disease or something (sounds good on paper doesnt it), would you agree with it?
IMO I dont think we should try to "design" babies and mainipulate genes to create a race of perfect people, because the creation of a "Master Race" in ones' own image is exactly what we lambasted the Nazis for doing in WWII as disgusting and racist. Also, everyone being different is what makes us unique and interesting.
In the words of Groove Armada - "If everybody looked the same.. we'd get tired of looking at each other"
What do you think?
Designer Babies/Human Cloning - good or bad idea?
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The Homo Sapiens need to evolve on their own.
We can't create a new humanity in a lab. It just won't work.
If we try to make humans perfect by modifying their DNA before birth there will be side-effects... horrible side-effects.
If we keep "playing god" something very bad is gonna happen. :shock:
Mark my words. :twisted:
We can't create a new humanity in a lab. It just won't work.
If we try to make humans perfect by modifying their DNA before birth there will be side-effects... horrible side-effects.
I'm an atheist too, but it's just an expression.I can't use the term "playing God" since I'm an atheist
If we keep "playing god" something very bad is gonna happen. :shock:
Mark my words. :twisted:
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Are you atheist or agnostic you can't be both? Me I'm agnostic, although really I don't like labels. As the late great Bruce Lee once said when asked where did he come from "the world".
As to answer the question I'm for it if they can eradicate say cancer or aids in a few generations but that is where it must stop. It won't though we all know some mad scientist will not be able to stop themselves.
As to answer the question I'm for it if they can eradicate say cancer or aids in a few generations but that is where it must stop. It won't though we all know some mad scientist will not be able to stop themselves.
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