In article <e9mj8eloupqv0kp8c6532hfrhpnjldqpnl@4ax.com>,
SerpentLord@Evil.Incarn8 says...
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> On Wed, 13 Mar 2019 15:47:18 -0700, Noe Boddie <nobody@nowhere.com>
> wrote:
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> >Interesting too, that genetic manipulation thing. The cat's out of the
> >bag. Who knows, we may need new humans to battle, or tolerate peaceful
> >coexistence with, the AI singularity to come. And gotta admit that,
> >although the idea of manipulating human genes pre-birth is pretty much
> >repugnant, I am really curious to see what will come of it - and thus,
> >in some small way, support it.
> >
> >I am, in general, a bad person. ;)
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> You make a good distraction for me 'cause I'm PISSED OFF about
> something right now.
> I know the Human Genome was mapped, but I don't think we know
> everything there is to know about it. Some things we know...which
> genes cause these abnormalites, etc. I am quite sure we'll, the human
> race, will find a way to annihilate ourselves. We might even take out
> the whole planet with us. This is just another way to get there.
> "Scum of the Earth"? Ya, that's us.
> With no cure for viruses, I'm suprised that's not an option
> this planet hasn't used to fight back! ...I heard the other day that
> if we don't curb CO2 by 2030(???) that the atmosphere will go into
> thermal runaway; a tipping point. Oh, joy.
> With technology as advanced as it is now, the saying "things
> have to get worse before they can get better" may now be untrue.
> Things can get worse and then stay worse or get even worser.
> We're only fucking ourselves, but we all just live for the
> moment and we all want "more". All this pretend shit about "think
> about the children/future/planet/fill-in-the-blank" is just blather.
> So much fun in store! LOL
You, sir, are a man after my own heart. I feel really bad for the people
who are now babies / toddlers. What kind of world will they inherit from
us?
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