Originally Posted by
ImmortalPig
So let's say they use it on humans, and we live 60% longer. What exactly is the downside? Another example would be removing genetic disorders. How can that be a bad thing?
The thing with gm is that because you can choose, there is no downside. There is no pros/cons debate, there is only an ethical debate.
It's more than just ethics. How about it's effects on social stability? Even if it occurs in voluntary situations (and sometimes it won't), that doesn't shrink the debate to only including ethics.
On social stability, you're creating the haves and the have-nots, so now you've got another division in society. I'd imagine a whole bunch of people wouldn't have the money to utilise it (even more so, with the ever-growing income inequality), so images of
class warfare come to mind.
It's great that you've got such a rosy picture of genetic modification, but I just think you haven't looked at any other pictures of it.
Originally Posted by
apple123
Alright man lay the pros and cons down.
That's what the discussion is for. I'm no expert on it, so I'll learn more about it and bounce off everyone else. I'm more like Bruce Lee.
Originally Posted by Bruce Lee
"A teacher is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself. A good teacher is merely a catalyst."
Last edited by Ele; Feb 3, 2015 at 11:15 AM.