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Dreddout posted:We must genetically engineer a cure for shitposters imho. as a shitposter I am very triggered
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Mumpy Puffinz posted:explain the difference Eugenics is not allowing certain people to have children (or forcing other people to have children I guess). Genetic engineering is changing a fetus's or an egg's or whatever's DNA to eliminate "bad" traits and introduce "good" traits.
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Jun 12, 2016 01:07
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Lichy posted:I mean GE is cool and good but saying that selective breeding and GE are exactly the same thing is lol sure, when we are talking about plants.
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Jun 12, 2016 01:10
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The Dennis System posted:Eugenics is not allowing certain people to have children (or forcing other people to have children I guess). Genetic engineering is changing a fetus's or an egg's or whatever's DNA to eliminate "bad" traits and introduce "good" traits. What happens when the parents say no?
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Jun 12, 2016 01:11
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Mumpy Puffinz posted:What happens when the parents say no? The strength of the group, and therefore the state, is degraded. This is Treason.
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Jun 12, 2016 01:12
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The Protagonist posted:The strength of the group, and therefore the state, is degraded. This is Treason. So the people have no choice? Thanks Hitler
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Jun 12, 2016 01:14
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Mumpy Puffinz posted:What happens when the parents say no? Nothing. They are free to have hosed up kids.
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Strategic Tea posted:You fool it would behave Rationally. Why would you care about taking over the world unless you have a social animal's instinctual desire for power? e: basically I think it wouldn't care about anything and would do nothing, so it would be a fully GBSian being
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Jun 12, 2016 01:14
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Mumpy Puffinz posted:So the people have no choice? listen buddy, let me tell you a little something about selective service...
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Jun 12, 2016 01:15
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The Protagonist posted:listen buddy, let me tell you a little something about selective service...  did you actually send that in?
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Jun 12, 2016 01:16
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The moral question of whether it should be done could be talked to death, but the practical question's answer is "no we probably shouldn't". Reason being is that humans are dumb and overlook things, and we'd likely cause ourselves to die. See sickle cell being one of those things that we would likely remove if we didn't know that it actually helps prevent certain bloodborne diseases. We'd probably do something like make our eyes more slanty and then we find out some super bacteria from the cattle in china breeds profusely in our giant anime tear ducts and we create a superdisease and are instantly wiped out.
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Jun 12, 2016 01:18
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Kaedric posted:The moral question of whether it should be done could be talked to death, but the practical question's answer is "no we probably shouldn't". Reason being is that humans are dumb and overlook things, and we'd likely cause ourselves to die. See sickle cell being one of those things that we would likely remove if we didn't know that it actually helps prevent certain bloodborne diseases. "something might go horribly wrong!" has literally never stopped us, and is a piss poor argument. you could level the same criticism at any novel, initially off putting treatment. "hey, i'm gonna boil these viruses at just the right temperature for a while and then inject them into you so your immune system has target practice, sound good?"
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Jun 12, 2016 01:21
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Kaedric posted:The moral question of whether it should be done could be talked to death, but the practical question's answer is "no we probably shouldn't". Reason being is that humans are dumb and overlook things, and we'd likely cause ourselves to die. See sickle cell being one of those things that we would likely remove if we didn't know that it actually helps prevent certain bloodborne diseases. I didn't even the the OPs post. I just like to argue
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Jun 12, 2016 01:21
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I want to assume that op is simply a good troll.The Protagonist posted:even improvements like limited calorie absorption which would lead to a healthier and more economically verdant society But I am afraid that he is a serious idiot.
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Jun 12, 2016 01:21
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poopnanners posted:I want to assume that op is simply a good troll. pictured: an undoubtably helpful and productive member of society  the fact we still have starvation-ready fat production when modern agriculture has given us a permanently copious harvest is a real problem
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Jun 12, 2016 01:22
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poopnanners posted:I want to assume that op is simply a good troll. I like you poopnanners
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Jun 12, 2016 01:23
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I think we should deal with terrible genetic diseases once we can because I don't think replacing a defective gene with a healthy one is likely to spell the doom of humanity. Unless I guess developing cystic fibrosis is somehow key to our survival.
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Jun 12, 2016 01:23
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Elukka posted:I think we should deal with terrible genetic diseases once we can because I don't think replacing a defective gene with a healthy one is likely to spell the doom of humanity. Unless I guess developing cystic fibrosis is somehow key to our survival. what the gently caress do you think medical scientists have been doing?
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Jun 12, 2016 01:26
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Extreme obesity in many cases is due to behavior rather than genetics. The idea of deliberately altering our genes to make our bodies less productive at absorbing energy is laughable. This is a good illustration of why it's not a good idea to go loving with our DNA without fully understanding the consequences.
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Jun 12, 2016 01:26
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poopnanners posted:Extreme obesity in many cases is due to behavior rather than genetics. The idea of deliberately altering our genes to make our bodies less productive at absorbing energy is laughable. This is a good illustration of why it's not a good idea to go loving with our DNA without fully understanding the consequences. See you didn't even understand my suggestion; that said I didn't state it well either. I am saying that preventing starvation-preparation fat storage could be a good thing when executed properly.
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Jun 12, 2016 01:28
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The Protagonist posted:See you didn't even understand my suggestion; that said I didn't state it well either. I am saying that preventing starvation-preparation fat storage could be a good thing when executed properly. you have been playing way too many rpgs real life don't work that way boss
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Jun 12, 2016 01:29
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I am totally down with heavy handed hosed up poo poo that could improve the world in the long run. Except maybe you aren't the right guy to pitch the idea, OP. You're a little retarded.
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Jun 12, 2016 01:36
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The Protagonist posted:See you didn't even understand my suggestion; that said I didn't state it well either. I am saying that preventing starvation-preparation fat storage could be a good thing when executed properly. Ok then what do you do with the extra energy? Because what you're describing is pretty much diabetes
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Jun 12, 2016 01:38
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Mange Mite posted:Ok then what do you do with the extra energy? Because what you're describing is pretty much diabetes lol
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Jun 12, 2016 01:39
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Mange Mite posted:Ok then what do you do with the extra energy? Because what you're describing is pretty much diabetes its expelled or whatever, gently caress man i dunno i'm not the GE here i feel like you guys are getting caught up in the wrong aspects of this
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Jun 12, 2016 01:42
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The Protagonist posted:its expelled or whatever, gently caress man i dunno i'm not the GE here There is already a simple pill that can do this without going through the trouble and risks of genetic engineering. It also gives you horrible nightmarish gas and diarrhea because of all the unabsorbed calories
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Jun 12, 2016 01:45
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poopnanners posted:The idea of deliberately altering our genes to make our bodies less productive at absorbing energy is laughable. The idea of throwing extremely obese people off a cliff is a good one though
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Jun 12, 2016 01:49
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Mange Mite posted:There is already a simple pill that can do this without going through the trouble and risks of genetic engineering. It also gives you horrible nightmarish gas and diarrhea because of all the unabsorbed calories see we'll do it so that all the extra energy is given off as healthy photoluminescence
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Jun 12, 2016 01:51
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Digital Fingers posted:The idea of throwing extremely obese people off a cliff is a good one though We could burn them for fuel. Why bother with dangerous weird biological machinery to generate light when we already have perfectly good furnaces/heat reactors
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Jun 12, 2016 01:53
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Mumpy Puffinz posted:what the gently caress do you think medical scientists have been doing? being kind of poor mostly
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Jun 12, 2016 01:56
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The cool thing about more and more people getting fat is that I get more and more attractive relative to the general population. Makes it much easier imo
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Jun 12, 2016 02:00
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Lichy posted:being kind of poor mostly that would be nice
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