re: Gene Test Can Screen Embryos For Low IQ

Robubba — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:44:28 GMT

This is sick. These people create children and only let the "worthy" ones live. Does this not scream radial injustice? Just because someone has more genetic defects doesn't stray from the fact that they deserve to live. And this whole thing about children having higher I.Q.s if they have better DNA isn't an excuse for some kids just being ignorant. If we can go back 6,000 years ago, when the human genome was practically flawless, they probably all had photographic memory and other traits that people would view as uncommon today. But even though after 6,000 years of mutations, we are still able to learn. We just aren't pushing ourselves enough. There are Japanese children that do intense math training from youth, and are really really good at doing large math problems in their head (They move their thumb to "write" the numbers without marking paper though, like writing a word down on your arm so you can spell it).

Yes genes do play an important role in the intellect of a child, but we shouldn't kill someone who isn't able to learn as easily, nor should these genes be considered to condemn us to stupidity. There was a kid with down syndrome who became a pilot.

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