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Designer babies
Tweet Topic Started: Nov 17 2015, 03:46 AM (1,018 Views)
+ Pelador	Nov 17 2015, 03:46 AM Post #1
Crazy Awesome Legend Posts: 25,663 Group: Legend Member #4,634 Joined: December 12, 2009 Gender Not Specified Country None Favourite Anime HunterxHunter What Browser do you use? Firefox Favourite Manga Dragonball	A designer baby is the idea that you can alter your unborn child's genetic code so that they possess all the traits you desire them to have. What is your opinion about this? I am all for genetic modification to fix things that may cause problems. Cosmetic features however is where I draw the line. It's not any objection to playing God. After all, we do that all the time. It's the needless invasiveness that bothers me. It's similar to how I also object to cosmetic surgery for vanity reasons. I think people need to accept who they are. Even more so they should be accepting of how their children look. s* I don't even like the idea of hair dye. Edited by Pelador**, Nov 17 2015, 03:46 AM.
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~~GrooseStrikesBack~~	Nov 17 2015, 05:58 AM Post #2
Posts: 4,614 Group: Suspended Member #6,508 Joined: July 20, 2011 Gender Not Specified Country None Favourite Anime The Steve Austin Show: Unleashed. What Browser do you use? Can o Whoop Ass. Favourite Manga Family Friendly Version of the Steve Austin Show.	I agree with you, so I'm just posting to show that opinion and for the +1



EMIYA	Nov 17 2015, 06:18 AM Post #3
"I am the bone of my sword." Posts: 11,326 Group: Super Moderator Member #8,292 Joined: September 16, 2012 Gender Not Specified Country United States Favourite Anime Clannad, Shinsekai Yori What Browser do you use? Mozilla Firefox Favourite Manga Hellsing, Elfen Lied, Trigun Maximum	I suppose it depends, though I doubt any parent would want their child to be awkward looking. But if it was something like wanting a child to have brown eyes or blonde hair, these aspects that don't really hurt anyone then sure, I'm all for it. It causes no problems for the child and frankly, if a person had to spend 16-18 years raising someone (at the least mind you) then they should have the right to have at least some measure of a control for that child. Again it hurts nobody and it gives the parent that chance to have the dream child they want. When that child grows up and has their own child, they can do the same thing. The main point is that, unless your trying to make your kid look obscure compared to the social setting, why would you care?



+ Ginyu	Nov 17 2015, 06:34 AM Post #4
Leve Feyenoord 1! Posts: 4,490 Group: Elite Member Member #9,685 Joined: June 30, 2013 Gender Female Country Netherlands Favourite Anime NJPW What Browser do you use? Chrome Favourite Manga Reading is for nerds, yo!	No, I'd draw the line at medical conditions only. Make sure your kid is healthy, but that's it. Stop there. That's probably not going to happen though, as always, humanity will take it too far.
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Rockman	Nov 17 2015, 11:10 AM Post #5
hoighty-toighty Posts: 11,070 Group: Guardian Member #48 Joined: December 17, 2004 Gender Male Country United States What Browser do you use? Firefox, when it isn't crashing.	Pre-altering the genome doesn't fix developmental issues. They would alter the code before the zygotes split. Thus the brain doesn't develop until much later and could have issues developing regardless of a perfect genetic makeup. What the mother does during pregnancy has quite a lot to do with how it develops too. I actually think this is a good idea. A good ultra-expensive idea. There are people with some nasty genetic issues that would like to have children. Specfically to weed out those issues, (blood clotting gene, etc..), would be helpful to ensure that the child is healthier. It can be used for more than just cosmetic details.
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Darker	Nov 17 2015, 01:49 PM Post #6
The Lord of the Dark Posts: 15,358 Group: Member Member #11,968 Joined: January 7, 2015 Gender Male Country Spain	We shouldn't be toying with the opportunity of morphing a baby as we wish. It depends on the parent, but it's far too bizarre for me, to even think that something like this exists. I had heard about it before, but why would you interrupt a natural path we have been following since eternity? What happens, happens, we shouldn't change anything in this world, to a certain degree.
	Piccolo: Just how many people have you sacrificed?! Cell: Sacrifice? Hmph, rubbish! On the contrary, it is an honor to become a fraction of my power.


Buuberries	Nov 17 2015, 02:36 PM Post #7
No Posts: 7,150 Group: Members Member #8,753 Joined: December 30, 2012 Gender Not Specified Country None Favourite Anime The Passion of Christ What Browser do you use? Christianity Favourite Manga The Bible	the only issue i'm even mildly interested in is how it'll affect sports and stuff if genetic enhancements are approved. as for everything else, people should be able to do w/e they want. changing your kid's eyecolour or other physical trait affects no one but them.
	¯\(°_o)/¯


Master Gohan	Nov 17 2015, 02:40 PM Post #8
Posts: 2,178 Group: New York Yankee Member #9,780 Joined: July 21, 2013 Gender Male Country United States Favourite Anime KIll la Kill, No Game No Life, Code Geass, Gosick, Log Horizon, Steins;Gate	Buuberries Nov 17 2015, 02:36 PM the only issue i'm even mildly interested in is how it'll affect sports and stuff if genetic enhancements are approved. as for everything else, people should be able to do w/e they want. changing your kid's eyecolour or other physical trait affects no one but them. I think little things like that are fine, but going and making him 6 foot 5 when the parents are both 5 foot 7, seems like too much to me.



EMIYA	Nov 17 2015, 02:51 PM Post #9
"I am the bone of my sword." Posts: 11,326 Group: Super Moderator Member #8,292 Joined: September 16, 2012 Gender Not Specified Country United States Favourite Anime Clannad, Shinsekai Yori What Browser do you use? Mozilla Firefox Favourite Manga Hellsing, Elfen Lied, Trigun Maximum	And let's be perfectly honest, most of this is probably just going to be simple things like hair and eye color and as already mentioned, this can potentially be used for true biological purposes to weed out medical issues. This allows us to choose the strong and powerful and dominant genes over the more recessive and imperfect genes. Even if it got to the point where the parent just went all out, eye color, hair, nose, cheeks, body, blood type. Considering the costs and the clear effort parents would want to put to make their child as great as they could, I doubt anyone would complain if the end result was the body of Adonis or Aphrodite.



+ Pointer	Nov 17 2015, 03:05 PM Post #10
... Posts: 7,062 Group: Elite Member Member #8,812 Joined: January 5, 2013 Gender Male	that d be fantastic, I d give traits, so that either she d be super good looking and clever as Stephen Hawking, Or He shall be top tier sportsman. Either in gymnastics, or any other professional sports. I wouldnt preset their hair or eyes color..... I would remove the future genes which could potentially lead to some MPB, or cancer, or altzheimer.



+ Pelador	Nov 17 2015, 03:12 PM Post #11
Crazy Awesome Legend Posts: 25,663 Group: Legend Member #4,634 Joined: December 12, 2009 Gender Not Specified Country None Favourite Anime HunterxHunter What Browser do you use? Firefox Favourite Manga Dragonball	You can't genetically modify a person to be good at sports. First they actually need to enjoy the sport their playing. You can't legislate for that with genetics. Secondly any great athlete will tell you that they got as good as they are/were because they practised really, really hard. Ok so maybe you can have bigger muscles, faster reflexes, ect. Doesn't matter. That will only take you so far. And as for being smart, same problem. You're only as smart as you are hard working. Edited by Pelador, Nov 17 2015, 03:13 PM.
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+ Pointer	Nov 17 2015, 03:15 PM Post #12
... Posts: 7,062 Group: Elite Member Member #8,812 Joined: January 5, 2013 Gender Male	Pelador Nov 17 2015, 03:12 PM You can't genetically modify a person to be good at sports. First they actually need to enjoy the sport their playing. You can't legislate for that with genetics. Secondly any great athlete will tell you that they got as good as they are/were because they practised really, really hard. Ok so maybe you can have bigger muscles, faster reflexes, ect. Doesn't matter. That will only take you so far. And as for being smart, same problem. You're only as smart as you are hard working. Tell this to Roger Federer The thing is genes determines everything, how good or talented u can be in a sport how good artist you can became. Yeah on the other hand if you dont like it .. your talent will get wasted. But certainly if you have genes for art... And you love painting you will be 10 times better that that person who is not talented but practiced so much



+ Pelador	Nov 17 2015, 03:18 PM Post #13
Crazy Awesome Legend Posts: 25,663 Group: Legend Member #4,634 Joined: December 12, 2009 Gender Not Specified Country None Favourite Anime HunterxHunter What Browser do you use? Firefox Favourite Manga Dragonball	There is no art gene. And yes Roger Federer will tell you exactly what I just said. He worked incredibly hard to get where he is. He wasn't winning everything from day one. He had to be beaten lots of times and learn and practise.
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+ Pointer	Nov 17 2015, 03:22 PM Post #14
... Posts: 7,062 Group: Elite Member Member #8,812 Joined: January 5, 2013 Gender Male	Pelador Nov 17 2015, 03:18 PM There is no art gene. And yes Roger Federer will tell you exactly what I just said. He worked incredibly hard to get where he is. He wasn't winning everything from day one. He had to be beaten lots of times and learn and practise. so how come I played =practiced) willingly loved the sport so called table tennis, and a 18 yo female defeated me like nothing with her practice hours of 2-5 hours? Yeah with effort a regular not talented can surpass the talented, if the talented dont give a s*** about his/her talent. But if they practice the same. The talented will alsways have the edge. I mean why cant I draw like Leonardo da vinci?



Buuberries	Nov 17 2015, 03:24 PM Post #15
No Posts: 7,150 Group: Members Member #8,753 Joined: December 30, 2012 Gender Not Specified Country None Favourite Anime The Passion of Christ What Browser do you use? Christianity Favourite Manga The Bible	physical traits and genetics do matter in sports. that's why certain ethnicities dominate in certain things. things like arm length, body proportions, etc. matter. ofc you also need hard work to foster those physical advantages.
	¯\(°_o)/¯


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