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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Eugenics would naturally lead to tons of abortions, so the Right would never do that. Instead, the Right will just do what they do with evolution and climate change. They will deny the facts as being part of a liberal conspiracy.
edited 12th Dec '12 5:49:18 PM by GameGuruGG
Wizard Needs Food BadlyThere was one theory I heard a while back, that the gene for homosexuality in males caused increased fertility in females.
Very big Daydream Believer. "That's not knowledge, that's a crapshoot!" -Al Murray "Welcome to QI" -Stephen FryCan't speak accurately for other denominations, but the Vatican made a statement in late 2008 on gene therapy. The cliffnotes version:
- Therapy to repair damaged or counter anomalous genes is acceptable, but enhancement beyond normal parameters isn't.
- They currently oppose operations that attempt to transmit the repaired gene to offspring, not on an intrinsic basis, but because we don't have a good enough handle on it to risk progeny.
- Adult stem cells good, embryonic bad. They're still contemplating altered nuclear transfer to generate the latter without destroying embryos.
They've acknowledged since the 90's that orientation is involuntary. If there was a gene therapy process discovered to un-gay someone, one would think they'd be okay with it on the grounds of likening it to an anomaly. Which brings up an even more uncomfortable can of worms, of course.
edited 12th Dec '12 6:18:10 PM by Pykrete
I think there will be snake oil salesmen proclaiming a cure for gayness long after it's been settled in the mainstream that gayness is involuntary. And that's sad.
But anyway. I kind of wonder what will happen when we get closer to the transhumanist dream of being able to turn ourselves into cyborgs and shit.
I really wish Norquist would fuck right off. If you want to decide U.S. government policy, run for office asshole.
Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.Jerry Brown being treated for prostate cancer
more cited info about "Right to Work" and union work.
Senate Intern Arrested as Undocumented Immigrant, Registered Sex Offender
@Ace: Fair enough. And if an employer has enough potential scabs and nonunion workers to flip the finger to the union, then the union was a failure to begin with.
Of course, Wal-Mart is exceptional in their deep pockets, low skill requirements, and sheer brass. Most employers don't have nearly that kind of leverage.
Yes and no. The problem was I was watching these debates and primaries, but I wasn't listening. I was so set in my belief that these guys are on my side, that I allowed it to blind me to the actual facts.
I thought I could substitute righteous belief for serious research. And as a result I willingly blinded myself to the truth.
Depressing.
It was an honor

Found this article today.
Strong possiblity that proof that our genes and how they are expressed are linked to sexual orientation
Further testing is needed but it looks like there is a good chance this might be proven.
If they prove it this will certainly kick a proverbial hornets nest with certain elements of the U.S. population.
Who watches the watchmen?