Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agoLemmies of Lemmy do you believe in eugenics? why or why not?message-squaremessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down187
arrow-up1-75arrow-down1message-squareLemmies of Lemmy do you believe in eugenics? why or why not?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agomessage-square41fedilink
minus-squareMesa@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-216 hours agoCan you elaborate on “done correctly”?
minus-squareDon_Dickle@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·15 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-210 hours 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.