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by johnfjacobi 3561 days ago
Also, I'm not entirely sure seeking to "eradicate all diseases" is a laudable goal in itself.

1. We don't understand the consequences of this.

2. Our notion of disease has changed (as a previous poster noted, think about our thoughts on homosexuality)

3. Technics used to address disease have historically had some severe unintended consequences (e.g., antimicrobial resistance)