• Duamerthrax@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    These are the sort of genetic engineering/eugenists I want to see. None of that “deleting gay gene” or “breeding smart people” pseudo science garbage.

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      1 month ago

      I think life would be a little better if we cranked up the gay gene. Y’all know how to party.

          • morrowind@lemmy.ml
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            1 month ago

            It’s selective breeding to get certain genetic qualities, which is the definition of eugenics

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              1 month ago

              It’s avoiding bad outcomes. Babies from closely related people often have problems. Practically every culture has a method of avoiding close relatives breeding

              Eugenics is about breeding for desirable qualities, a eugenicist’s ideal person still couldn’t make good kids with a close relative

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                30 days ago

                Avoiding bad genetics is desirable. Just because it’s normal doesn’t mean it isn’t eugenics