Metrocall
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Yep. We robbed, raped and murdered them. Assimilated porperly.
Survival of the fittest is a bitch.
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Yep. We robbed, raped and murdered them. Assimilated porperly.
Where do I sign my wife up
Human genetics is somewhat of a taboo, or at the very least very sensitive subject, where its difficult to get truly objective information.
All the studies I had read so far is that Neanderthal went extinct simply because they interbred with other humans that migrated into the region, which would merely make them a subspecies.
No one is wowed by the fact that a white Australian settler can interbreed with an Australian aborigine, but compare a stereotypical Western skeleton with that of an Australian Abo and then perhaps an African Pygmy and if it were any other animal it would be without question classified as related but distinct subspecies. But again because its such a sensitive subject, everything possible is done to minimize the recognition of racial differences within the homo species.
TL;DR version: Neanderthal baby is nothing special, and there are already too many humans on the planet. Spend the money on cloning and breeding mammoths, so I can have mammoth ribs like in the Flinstones.
They would be stronger, but slower (heavier, more bowed, shorter bones), and its very likely not less intelligent.I was thinking... what if the Neanderthal is much stronger and faster yet less intelligent? Would people choose to have the Neanderthal just so their child could be a professional athlete?
Some day we will grow up enough as a race that we won't have religious zealots.
Yep. We robbed, raped and murdered them. Assimilated porperly.
Survival of the fittest is a bitch.
and thus Silent Michael was born (fringe) the neo-human singularity with so much brain power he barely has to do anything to change the world
It would be nice if the woman in question could actually become famous for this. But, this could end up with her dead.
Are you kidding? This woman will be famous for the rest of her life, as the mother of the first Neanderthal, even if the baby does end up with an IQ of 60
Dammit, there's no religious zealotry in stating that maybe we should leave the human genome alone.
Most of the world's major religions don't specifically spell out whether dabbling in genetic manipulation is a "sin" in that particular religion. But we are getting away from the issue already...
The issue is one of common sense. Look, scientists LOVE to see what can be done simply because it CAN be done. That's healthy. It's how you learn. But you have to consider the issues.
This is one easy example:
We truly have no idea how most of the genetic markers that make up a DNA strand work. Without fully understanding that first we could cause a horror story by cloning this ancient "man". Are we going to allow this person to procreate? Should we? His rights as a living human being say yes, absolutely.
Now what if we find out several generations later that a devastating genetic trait has just been reintroduced in the general population? It may be too late to find all those people. Then what do we do? Beyond that, what if you CAN find them all? Do we sterilize them against their will? KILL THEM? WHAT?
We have no respect for life at all if we walk down a path of that sort.
And producing a human being as a lab experiment? That's just plain wrong on a million levels completely separate from which religion you subscribe to. It sets a precedent that we can't turn back from. What if YOU were the one born to be a lab rat?
Are you kidding? This woman will be famous for the rest of her life, as the mother of the first Neanderthal, even if the baby does end up with an IQ of 60
Neanderthals today. Dinosaurs tomorrow.
Are you kidding? This woman will be famous for the rest of her life, as the mother of the first Neanderthal, even if the baby does end up with an IQ of 60
Where do I sign my wife up
I'm pretty sure they have to duct-tape her thing up, otherwise at this point the babies might fall out prematurely if she uncrosses her legs.I'm sure Octomom (or the many fame seeking Neanderthals like her) would be glad to sign up.
Genetically modified children is smart. You could eliminate genetically transmitted disorders that way, so a kid doesn't have to grow up full retard. Pretty sure most parents of down syndrome or muscular dystrophy kids wouldn't have minded a little scientific intervention to filter out the unwanted gene.This opens the door for who knows what else, genetically modified children, at least they are asking for someone to volunteer at the moment...until they figure out how to just do it all in a lab environment anyway.
'Cept they are most likely a sub-species, aka a race of humans, meaning it'd be like recreating a native-american if somehow they had been completely wiped out when Western colonists moved in.Just what we need, another specie. Humans can't fucking get along with other races. What makes scientists think we're ready for another specie?
I'm pretty sure they have to duct-tape her thing up, otherwise at this point the babies might fall out prematurely if she uncrosses her legs.
Genetically modified children is smart. You could eliminate genetically transmitted disorders that way, so a kid doesn't have to grow up full retard. Pretty sure most parents of down syndrome or muscular dystrophy kids wouldn't have minded a little scientific intervention to filter out the unwanted gene.
Plus you could make sure your kid was smarter, faster and stronger than the other kids.
Eugenics wars anyone?
Which is a bad thing how? Better than the current system, where the most successful people only have one kid (if any), and the full retard inbred rednecks, ghetto trash crackhoes, and dumb as dirt brainwashed uber religious have 10 kids a piece.Plus you could make sure your kid was smarter, faster and stronger than the other kids.
Eugenics wars anyone?
I'll take a Gattaca future over an Idiocracy one any day of the week.
Which is a bad thing how? Better than the current system, where the most successful people only have one kid (if any), and the full retard inbred rednecks, ghetto trash crackhoes, and dumb as dirt brainwashed uber religious have 10 kids a piece.
I'll take a Gattaca future over am Idiocracy one any day of the week.
Considering science always shows them as being dumb or at least hulks .. they probably won't get many women signing up.
Its a comical exageration, but how is the scenario in Idiocracy implausible? If you constantly breed the smallest wolves with one another, sooner rather than later you end up with toy chihuahas. Likewise, if you constantly breed the dumbest people with the dumbest people, you'll end up with Idiocracy. And Gattaca by contast is less likely considering the history of politics and easily resolved with simple laws.Idiocracy isn't an actual scenario that would play out, scientifically speaking. Gattaca could.
Idiocracy isn't an actual scenario that would play out, scientifically speaking.