Eugenics

[Humberto]

Dogs were selectively bred over a period of thousands of years to love humans.

Imagine if we did the same with humans: only psychologically well-adjusted humans may have children. Over thousands of years, humans may become as well-natured as dogs.

 

[alloytoo]

Dogs were selectively bred over a period of thousands of years to love humans.

Imagine if we did the same with humans: only psychologically well-adjusted humans may have children. Over thousands of years, humans may become as well-natured as dogs.

Not all dogs are well natured.

 

[Elimentals]

I would prefer we pick only healthy humans.

Any genetic defect, be it downs, Parkinson, Alzheimer or Huntington should be fixed at birth. Yes I know that would have included my parents but at least humanity would go forward.

The rate we breeding now i recon we will not see the year 3000. Idiocracy also comes to mind.

 

[Techne]

Dogs were selectively bred over a period of thousands of years to love humans.

Imagine if we did the same with humans: only psychologically well-adjusted humans may have children. Over thousands of years, humans may become as well-natured as dogs.

It is happening now with sex-selective as well as other kinds of selective abortions.

 

[Roxi_B4b3]

you have to keep the gene pool large enough to have good genetic diversity, that is why purebred dogs are often more prone to genetic disorders than mixed breeds

 

[spiderz]

Can we also breed out the stoopid in ppl?

 

[Swa]

The nazis already tried this. Or so they claim.

you have to keep the gene pool large enough to have good genetic diversity, that is why purebred dogs are often more prone to genetic disorders than mixed breeds

Some purebreds are prone to certain types of disorders. While this is true in general it depends on how many defective genes are drifting around. What crossbreeding does is pass those specific genes into the general populace so if it goes on long enough all breeds may suffer from the specific disorders. Selective breeding if done right removes defective genes. If fact if you can breed two perfect dogs you'll not have any disorders so diversity isn't always a good thing.

 

[spiderz]

Perfect DNA does not make a "prefect" Human. There are other conditions to take into account. Human's are very complex, and highly adaptable.

 

[Swa]

Perfect DNA does not make a "prefect" Human. There are other conditions to take into account. Human's are very complex, and highly adaptable.

It depends on what you consider important conditions. Getting rid of genetic disorders would be a good step. Humans with our compassion are actually nurturing genetic diseases making our society overall sicker.

 

[Geriatrix]

Define psychologically well adjusted fist. Some would say society needs variety. You need more than just eggs to bake a pie.

 

[porchrat]

It depends on what you consider important conditions. Getting rid of genetic disorders would be a good step. Humans with our compassion are actually nurturing genetic diseases making our society overall sicker.

The constant interbreeding of particular groups like the Amish isn't helping either. Those people are a carnival of genetic diseases.

 

[Chevron]

Dogs were selectively bred over a period of thousands of years to love humans.

Imagine if we did the same with humans: only psychologically well-adjusted humans may have children. Over thousands of years, humans may become as well-natured as dogs.

Watch Gattaca.

 

[Nick333]

Isaac Newton was the furthest thing from a well-adjusted human. Where would we be now without him? Our most brilliant minds are often the nuttiest ones. Well-adjusted isn't everything.

 

[w1z4rd]

Dogs were selectively bred over a period of thousands of years to love humans.

They were not bread to love people. They loved people at the start otherwise we would not have had them as companions. Also, dogs who are bred to a specific breed generally come with a host of genetic issues (like skin rash`s and cancers and such).

 

[w1z4rd]

The constant interbreeding of particular groups like the Amish isn't helping either. Those people are a carnival of genetic diseases.

And the Jews. They have inbred genetic disorders. Any population that inbreeds too much is going to get weaker.

 

[Techne]

They were not bread to love people. They loved people at the start otherwise we would not have had them as companions. Also, dogs who are bred to a specific breed generally come with a host of genetic issues (like skin rash`s and cancers and such).

Really? So Fido and his buddies liked Brutus and Helga the neanderthals from the get go? Who would have known...

 

[Elimentals]

You can probably argue that our inbreeding is what caused most of our diseases.

If you really wanna mix up the genepool to get diversity you should get more people to breed across race/culture barriers while you kull the defective. Humans are going the same way as the "purebred dogs" way to much in breeding

 

[Swa]

You can probably argue that our inbreeding is what caused most of our diseases.

No the diseases were there before. Mutations cause disease (the genetic kind).

 

[zippy]

Isaac Newton was the furthest thing from a well-adjusted human. Where would we be now without him? Our most brilliant minds are often the nuttiest ones. Well-adjusted isn't everything.

"well-adjusted" is actually abnormal. I also believe its a very rare abnomality. Most people are misdiagnosed as being well-adjusted. Anyone who believes they are well-adjusted are delusional and therefore cant be well-adjusted if they are delusional. If you believe someone else is well-adjusted, then you dont know them as well as you think you do.