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| Master Matthew²:
I say let it grow. |
| DrenDran:
--- Quote from: SuperSuit12 on January 22, 2017, 03:37:33 PM --- This causes whoever has it to have green skin and photosynthesize like plants, --- End quote --- No creatures capable of autonomous movement much less sentience will be able to retrive even 1% of its required daily energy from photosynthesis. There's a reason why only stationary plants are the ones doing the photosynthesis. --- Quote from: SuperSuit12 on January 22, 2017, 03:37:33 PM --- as well as being able to choose between male and female body parts (once they've reached a certain age, like 18 or whatever). --- End quote --- Why 18? That's pretty arbitrary. If it's a one time thing the time would be the onset of puberty at around 12 or so. --- Quote from: SuperSuit12 on January 22, 2017, 03:37:33 PM ---Now, of course, these aren't going to be humans, most likely. You probably wouldn't think of them as being human. --- End quote --- If they can interbreed with humans than they are humans (if a subspecies). If they can't, then they're not. --- Quote from: SuperSuit12 on January 22, 2017, 03:37:33 PM --- We now have this new species of intelligent beings (that are our children, still, though). There's no racism or loveism because they're all green and they have no set love. --- End quote --- I mean just because it's a choice doesn't mean there can't be any prejudice associated with it. I mean gay people could totally choose to be celebrate but many don't and they've historically gotten flack for that. People could still hate those who choose to be one love or the other. --- Quote from: SuperSuit12 on January 22, 2017, 03:37:33 PM ---So, this species has abilities we don't, and lets say they don't have any new health problems from any of this. That makes them genetically superior, right? Does this mean we're obligated to have ZZ children rather than normal children, since otherwise we'd basically be deciding our children would be inferior? --- End quote --- I'd say that, yeah. If they're got abilities we don't and no real downsides, then there's no longer any reason for humans to exist. Seems simple enough. I mean if men could produce children on their own then I'd say we'd seriously need to consider if there's any logical reason to make new children female. --- Quote from: SuperSuit12 on January 22, 2017, 03:37:33 PM ---What about political superiority? Should these scientifically, provably better not-quite-humans be above us? Is there a reason they should be? A reason they shouldn't? --- End quote --- Being an autotroph does not mean you're better at making decisions, does it? You never mentioned any sort of improved cognitive abilities. |
| Perry:
human genetics shouldn't be tampered with. that's crossing boundaries and is prone to severe abuse in the future. |
| gr8dayseth:
yes let the plants take over |
| DrenDran:
--- Quote from: Perry on January 22, 2017, 04:04:39 PM ---human genetics shouldn't be tampered with. that's crossing boundaries and is prone to severe abuse in the future. --- End quote --- That's some real Prole mentality you got there. There's nothing special about us or our genes except for our ability to manipulate the world to suit our own goals. |
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