Hey all,
This is a topic that has been an interest of mine for about a year or so. For anyone who doesn't know, eugenics is a genetic based breeding approach which intends to improve society (it was the initial goal at least). However, after being associated with the Nazis and Adolf Hitler, it has since lost steam. It was also the basis for the movie Gattaca where people born outside of eugenics were forced to perform menial jobs, but one of these normal born men makes into the space program. Clearly, these examples are not the best uses of eugenics. Yet, in the future, there may be sufficient technology to repair our illnesses and overcome the weaknesses of genes.
As you may have guessed, I don't think that eugenics is a bad idea on a selective level. I think that if the technology exists, it should be available to everyone regardless of race, class, or any other separating feature. To some degree, it wrecks the surprise if you pick everything about your child, but it may eliminate poor eyesight, obesity, and many forms of disease which I don't think is a bad thing. Eugenics should not be a standard, but it's not evil and may be used to improve human beings one day. Think about it, and let me know what you think.
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