Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 day agoLemmies of Lemmy do you believe in eugenics? why or why not?message-squaremessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down185
arrow-up1-75arrow-down1message-squareLemmies of Lemmy do you believe in eugenics? why or why not?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 day agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareMesa@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-26 hours agoCan you elaborate on “done correctly”?
minus-squareDon_Dickle@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·5 hours agoScientifically probably not. But lets say in the next 5 years we can pinpoint diseases that were terminal. Counting out the government or anyone else besides loved ones or at least just the parents?
minus-squareMesa@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-228 minutes agoWould you trust your government to fairly and equitably decide who gets such treatments? The scientific, societal, and economic aspects of eugenics are inextricable.
Can you elaborate on “done correctly”?
Scientifically probably not. But lets say in the next 5 years we can pinpoint diseases that were terminal. Counting out the government or anyone else besides loved ones or at least just the parents?
Would you trust your government to fairly and equitably decide who gets such treatments?
The scientific, societal, and economic aspects of eugenics are inextricable.