Re: Re: Live Suite Dilemma

Gert van Santen EMAIL HIDDEN
Tue Apr 7 16:36:27 CEST 2009


Martin Naef schreef:
> Gert van Santen wrote:
>>> There's no such thing as genetic improvement, other than what happens 
>>> through evolution.
>> That is not true. It is definitely possible to change and 
>> "improve" any species by genetic engineering.
> 
> While I have some doubts about the feasibility, I am certain that this 
> is not a good thing even if it was possible: 

I did not say it was a good thing.

It opens the door to put
> into practice some very dangerous theories. Previous "experiments" with 
> building the "ultimate human race" have brought much sorrow to this world.

I agree very much.

> BTW: Did you see Wall-E? It's a "nice" vision of what happens to 
> humankind if robots do all the work for us. Yes, it's fantasy, but I 
> fear it would be rather close to the truth...

Yeah, cool movie. I do think it is very exaggerated, though.

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