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Eugenics - An extension of Darwinian principles applied to humanity - good, bad, or inevitable

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Fri, 2007-02-09 15:08 — upnorthkyosa

For those of you who do not know what Eugenics is, here is a primer...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics

Here is an interesting video that links Eugenics to Hitler...

http://video.google.com/url?vidurl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2Fvideo...

This video has a definite bias, but from an ethical point of view, I think he brings up some valid criticism of ethics.

I have several discussion questions regarding eugenics. If, as the professor above claims, the Darwinian Ethic is incorrect in explain humanity, then what should it be replaced with? Is it even possible to extricate humanity from Darwinian principles? If not, then why is some form of eugenics a bad idea? Is some form of eugenics inevitable?

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Sun, 2007-02-25 01:49 — jhaynes
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Hmm

I heard tonight...coupled with a post I made in a different thread, that inbreeding is not as detrimental as scientists thought. Do you know of any sources for this?

If this is true we must rethink the function and status of the elite in our society.

Mon, 2007-02-26 09:41 — upnorthkyosa
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As far as from what I know

As far as from what I know of genetics, I don't understand how this claim could be accurate. Unless there is some way to excise reccessives out of a genome...but I haven't seen any evidence to lead me to believe that that is possible.

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."

Thu, 2007-10-25 22:32 — jhaynes
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two separate species

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.htm...

This article Is WAY off 100,000 years and only 6.6 and 7.0 foot people! Our children's children will be that tall
but the best quote is the intro;

"The human race will one day split into two separate species, an attractive, intelligent ruling elite and an underclass of dim-witted, ugly goblin-like creatures, according to a top scientist.

100,000 years into the future, sexual selection will mean that two distinct breeds of human will have developed."

This will be a result of a heretofore un-labeled evolutionary mechanism... Eilitism. We are currently in the very early stages of their Goblin creation scheme and we still look and talk like the master, however our mental capacity had been diminished and will continue thusly.

this is the first neo-humanist type article I have stumbled upon but it wont be the last as we approach designer biology. the goblins or Proles will be devolved...its just a matter of time...

"If Fascism ever comes to the United States it will be in the guise of Americanism"
Huey Long

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