From: John Grigg (starman2100@lycos.com)
Date: Wed Sep 18 2002 - 12:35:25 MDT
Taken from the Transtopia website:
There is nothing wrong with the idea of eugenics if it means making people stronger, healthier, smarter, better looking, and longer-lived by both selective breeding and the humane termination of seriously unfit (misshapen, retarded, or otherwise not viable) specimens, preferably by means of abortion after thorough genetic screening. Indeed, had selective human breeding been practiced systematically in the past (as has been done with many domesticated animal & plant species), humanity would have been spared a lot of misery, and would now probably be significantly more advanced. Eugenics is in effect a logical and moral imperative for any truly "civilized" society, just like, for example, the abolition of work and the quest for physical immortality.
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I find this disturbing, especially the part about the termination of the mishapen and/or retarded unborn. I realize a mishapen and/or retarded individual will have definite limitations and challenges, but that is not to say they can't have a rich life.
And taking into consideration the very powerful biotech which is coming down the road(which Transtopians should be aware of!), I see the Transtopian view regarding eugenics as very near-sighted and just plain dumb.
Who is the Transtopian leader? How many members are there? Please reveal yourselves if you are on the list. There is a lot on their website I like, but definitely not all of it.
best wishes,
John
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