[primitur]

Those are all perfectly appealing reasons to step one iota closer to the reality described, which is that we should promote the DNA-privileged forward on the sexual reproduction stack.

Which is something, I think, a little different to all the nice, shiny new things we're getting from CRISPR, et al., sure. Its the dangerous, vile things I care about: opening the door for selective breeding and clones, racial purism, etc.

The technology is one thing; the ethics another tube entirely. Somethings things go boom, othertimes BOOM.

[lopmotr]

What's wrong with racial purism? We do it with dog breeding. What are the ethical problems?

[dang]

Race-war flamebait is off-topic here and we ban accounts that post like this. Please keep it elsewhere from now on.

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[scatters]

Purebred dogs suffer a host of genetic diseases resulting in considerable suffering.