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by lsd5you 2529 days ago
but we will be able to genetically engineer ourselves out of it before it becomes a serious issue.

What is your level of uncertainty regarding this? It would seem to be merely a possibility, especially if we undershoot due to falling intelligence levels ...

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Even ignoring engineering, there is already preimplantation genetic screening with in vitro fertilization to screen out chromosomes with known heritable defects.