From: John M Grigg (starman125@lycos.com)
Date: Thu Aug 10 2000 - 02:32:01 MDT
Brian Atkins wrote:
> Some genes for intelligence may have been found:
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_850000/850358.stm
>
> (Obligatory Rifkin quotes included of course)
OK, lets look at what Rifkin said. [Comments in square brackets mine.]
"Every parent wants the best for their child,"
said Rifkin.
[OK, nothing too controversial in that comment.]
"In the future, the parent could
become an architect and each child the
ultimate shopping experience.
[Sounds good to me.]
"In the next 10 or 20 years we could have
eugenics with a smiling face.
[Sounds good to me.]
"We will no longer
require the lower classes to have fewer
babies;
[He was doing great until this comment, which demonstrates
that he is an idiot. I know of no laws requiring lower classes
to have fewer babies.]
"we will just have them have better
babies as we learn to do gene therapy."
[RIGHT! Right you are, Jeremy Rifkin! Who would have
any argument with people having better babies?] spike
(end)
Jeremy Rifkin did not use the argument I was so sure he would!! I would have bet money he would say, "the upper-classes will be able to pay to have their children given superior intelligence while the lower-classes won't have the option" and "And this will create an even worse imbalance among the have's and have-not's within our society" and "Don't the wealthy already have enough advantages?"
I should go work for the guy to help him out... ;)
John
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