tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post8266171218915244557..comments2024-03-28T18:32:00.146+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: Ian Birrel Looks A Gift Horse In The Mouth…JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-39764416536876080202014-08-31T06:15:32.171+01:002014-08-31T06:15:32.171+01:00"...when she is a heavy unreasonable adult wi...<i>"...when she is a heavy unreasonable adult without social skills and he and his wife in declining health, I doubt he will see her existence as an unalloyed blessing."</i> <br /><br />Quite!<br /><br /><i>"This is going to be the century when we start making real genetic choices."</i> <br /><br />Like other dangerous technology, it's a pity we haven't grown to handle it responsibly...<br /><br /><i>"What's the scientific alternative to that?"</i> <br /><br />Morlocks vs Eloi?<br /><br /><i>"Aah, Mr Shiny Genius went and pressed the 'self-destruct' button."</i> <br /><br />It had to happen!JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-90475646141855122902014-08-24T02:21:09.665+01:002014-08-24T02:21:09.665+01:00yes you could eliminate people with white skins - ...yes you could eliminate people with white skins - how satisfying that would be to so many of the current pc groups.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-7179822376762452212014-08-23T23:22:13.567+01:002014-08-23T23:22:13.567+01:00'poor Prof Dawkins'
Aah, Mr Shiny Genius...'poor Prof Dawkins' <br /><br />Aah, Mr Shiny Genius went and pressed the 'self-destruct' button.<br /><br />Shame about that (snigger). Greencoatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-81618852400517244462014-08-23T23:17:57.414+01:002014-08-23T23:17:57.414+01:00I can't have any sympathy with eugenics when w...I can't have any sympathy with eugenics when we're admitting thousands of 'useless eaters'from the Third World year upon year. <br /><br />What's the scientific alternative to that?Greencoatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-28836170290757426692014-08-23T23:04:51.494+01:002014-08-23T23:04:51.494+01:00Indeed. Being a pesky geneticist myself, I get to ...Indeed. Being a pesky geneticist myself, I get to play god. Without medication I believe I am GOD. But that is another story. Of course we have been selecting our foetuses for many years now. There is a well established prenatal screening procedure in the Western world. This was set up to detect Down syndrome. By sampling the amniotic fluid during pregnancy it is possible to determine the chromosome status of the foetus. Most mothers opt for a termination when confronted with a Down's baby, and who can blame them? Technology has moved on: array CGH and next generation sequencing means we can interrogate the genome with astonishing clarity. The devil is, as always,in the detail. How we deal with this information, as a society, is something I dare not discuss. Personally, all my children are blue eyed and blond, regardless of the mater. Have I been pissing in the gene pool? Only I can judge. Flaxen Saxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03431645401478120921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-5719780585678405692014-08-23T19:22:36.657+01:002014-08-23T19:22:36.657+01:00This is going to be the century when we start maki...This is going to be the century when we start making real genetic choices. People who react with blanket opposition are just making sure that they're going to be excluded from the debate.Ian Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15436369802742523036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-69951845547328741172014-08-23T19:13:01.538+01:002014-08-23T19:13:01.538+01:00jehovah jehoavah!jehovah jehoavah!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-62952531785536298922014-08-23T16:55:02.089+01:002014-08-23T16:55:02.089+01:00I hear that a gene has been discovered which trigg...I hear that a gene has been discovered which triggers a desire to obtain heavy weaponry as soon as the Change sets in.<br /><br />No-one would suggest culling these dangerous people, but wouldn't it be a good idea to sterilise their parents in advance?Ian Hillshttp://britain-today.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-37971845051669809582014-08-23T13:05:49.279+01:002014-08-23T13:05:49.279+01:00Ian Birrell has us, the taxpaying public to ease h...Ian Birrell has us, the taxpaying public to ease his burden and I have no quarrel with supporting stricken individuals and their families, for it is the families, parents and neglected siblings who still bear the brunt of disability. His daughter is but an infant; when she is a heavy unreasonable adult without social skills and he and his wife in declining health, I doubt he will see her existence as an unalloyed blessing. I write as the sibling of an adored but genetically damaged sister whose existence permanently damaged our family into the present, despite her early death. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com