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30th Sep 2008, 06:25 PM
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| Super Spaz Full Member   Gender: Female Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: Out to anyone who asks. Location: Massachusetts Age: 20 Posts: 497 Join Date: Jul 2007 |  $100,000 baby? "New reproductive technologies are giving would-be parents more options -- if they can cough up enough money. One day, some experts say, parents might be able to order blue-eyed, academically inclined, cancer-free kids." The technology doesn't exist but they are working hard. I'm curious as to what everyone thinks about this.
__________________ When life gives you lemons make grape juice. Then sit back and watch the whole world wonder how you did it. Why do we always hurt the ones we love? Why Banjo?   |
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30th Sep 2008, 06:35 PM
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| look at the good i do Full Member   Gender: Lv. 18 ♂ Orientation: Water / Dragon Out Status: Uncommon Location: Johto Posts: 1,562 Join Date: May 2008 | Re: $100,000 baby? Hmmm... Before I say anything, I'd like to assure all of Empty Closets that I do not mean to offend anybody with this observation. I apologize in advance for any offense that may be taken, as any such offense is not given with intentional purpose. My opinion: I have a feeling that any such scientific engineering could drastically and negatively affect the human ideal of perfection to a status-quo reminiscent of WWII Germany's "Aryan Race." By engineering perfect children, one has put into the hands of aristocracy the power to 'purify' the human race in accordance with one's own personal tastes; tastes which would defy the very diversity of humanity itself and therefore bring a new type of human segregation into view. However, it would make a fantastic sci-fi novel.
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30th Sep 2008, 07:00 PM
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| PFLAG Mom Community Liaison   Gender: Female Orientation: Straight Out Status: Out to everyone/Yes, parents come out too! Location: Middle of Oregon Age: 50 Posts: 7,572 Join Date: Mar 2007 | Re: $100,000 baby? I'd rather my kids be "academically inclined" because I talked to them, and sang to them, and read to them when they were babies. All that is absolutely free!
__________________ "When we're free to love anyone we choose, When this worlds big enough for all different views, When we're all free to worship from our own kind of pew, Then we shall be free" ~ Garth Brooks  |
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30th Sep 2008, 07:04 PM
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| ^_^ Full Member   Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to All Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 23 Posts: 2,532 Join Date: Feb 2005 | Re: $100,000 baby? And so where does it stop? Do we engineer the sex of our child? The hair colour too? What about whether they'll be skinny or fat? Athletic? Yes please! I want my son to be good at sports. And extroverted so he'll have confidence. What about sexuality? What's to stop parents stopping their children from being gay?
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30th Sep 2008, 07:08 PM
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| EC Addict Full Member   Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Boston, MA Age: 21 Posts: 2,166 Join Date: Aug 2008 | Re: $100,000 baby? That's horrible.....people shouldn't be able to change their kids like that. |
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30th Sep 2008, 07:16 PM
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| EC Addict Full Member   Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Location: Toronto, Canada Age: 22 Posts: 668 Join Date: Nov 2006 | Re: $100,000 baby? But what is a perfect child? Can we so readily establish that an academic inclined child is superior to a musically inclined child? What about character development. Is it said that "smart" (defined by general society) children tend to be less resilient compared to their counterparts. So many things to consider... Even if I can afford such technology, I'd probably just let God (or fate) decide what's best for my children..
__________________  "But only in their dreams can man be truly free. 'Twas always thus, and always thus will be." - John Keating, Dead Poets Society |
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30th Sep 2008, 07:21 PM
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| EC Addict Full Member  Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: A few people Location: Melbourne Age: 19 Posts: 459 Join Date: Sep 2007 | Re: $100,000 baby? who ever cooked up this idea needs to watch gattaca.... |
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30th Sep 2008, 09:00 PM
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| EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Location: Toronto, Canada Age: 22 Posts: 668 Join Date: Nov 2006 | Re: $100,000 baby? Quote:
*it's the heart the counts*.. 
__________________ "But only in their dreams can man be truly free. 'Twas always thus, and always thus will be." - John Keating, Dead Poets Society | |
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