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[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 3 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

On one hand, crispr isn't safe. And life is not something people have a right to create - that tremendous imposition should be met with a responsibility

On the other hand, life is treated as cheap almost everywhere. If we're going to force people to justify their right to exist, why not take a chance on their genetics to improve the species?

I mean, this was risky science, but not reckless. At some point we need to start fixing our genome, or we're just going to poison ourselves to extinction

[–] ghost_of_faso3@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

And life is not something people have a right to create

Yes they do?

Having children is literally the one thing most of us are equipped to do, and those who cant can adopt; the children of the future are our responsibility to raise. You seem to have a pretty self centered and unrealistic idea around child rearing; people raise children through invasions, unless you want to stop people from fucking somehow you're never going to stop reproduction.

[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Most of us are equipped for rape and murder, but we don't have a right to it.

[–] ghost_of_faso3@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 hour ago

Thats why we have laws against rape and murder but not against having kids, because that would be eugenics.

[–] allo@sh.itjust.works 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

and imagine if we had 5 more hands; we could make 5 more points.

#thefuture

[–] derpgon@programming.dev 1 points 10 hours ago

Still wouldn't help people with two braincells