Page 1 of 1

Fears that a Superman will be created by DNA manipulation

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 10:04 pm
by Jim Mathias
Article below polls brainwashed Americans about modifying human stock into becoming greater than they are now through gene editing.

http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/cre ... -race.html

An excerpt:

"So are we on the brink of a brave new world of genetically enhanced humanity? Perhaps. And there’s an interesting wrinkle: It’s reasonable to believe that any seismic shift toward genetic enhancement will not be centered in Western countries like the U.S. or the U.K., where many modern technologies are pioneered. Instead, genetic enhancement is more likely to emerge out of China."

It appears to me this article was written in opposition to the idea (hence the technology is likely to come out of China) and presents the concept as being a part of a "dystopia."

Now if I had the knowledge to help our own people improve themselves through scientific methods judiciously and competently applied, I would not hesitate to help our own kind out. Any thoughts?

Re: Fears that a Superman will be created by DNA manipulatio

Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2016 4:13 pm
by adolf512
There is many types of genetic engineering
-gene edition(artificial)
-choosing the best outcome of several fertilized eggs.
-letting people with good genes donate sperms/eggs.
-cloning.

Positive eugenics is enough to produce humans of good quality, good enough to live happy lives for all generations.

Do we want to create some form of superman? i am not sure. I cannot see much real advantages, sure we could get better senses, stronger bodies, etc but we do not need it.

Re: Fears that a Superman will be created by DNA manipulatio

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 1:39 am
by Jim Mathias
adolf512 wrote:Do we want to create some form of superman? i am not sure. I cannot see much real advantages, sure we could get better senses, stronger bodies, etc but we do not need it.
Imagine, if you will, homo erectus discussing this millennia ago and saying the same thing about the upcoming homo sapiens. :P

Re: Fears that a Superman will be created by DNA manipulatio

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 6:17 am
by adolf512
Jim Mathias wrote: Imagine, if you will, homo erectus discussing this millennia ago and saying the same thing about the upcoming homo sapiens. :P
Homo sapiens was created by natural selection mostly(maybe some ugly babies were discarded, etc). I am talking about gene edition which we do not need tl thrive on earth, we will however need genetic engineering to populate other planets(with the exception of mars maybe).