On Wed, 27 Mar 2019 15:48:05 -0700, Noe Boddie <nobody@nowhere.com>
wrote:
>In article <e9mj8eloupqv0kp8c6532hfrhpnjldqpnl@4ax.com>,
>SerpentLord@Evil.Incarn8 says...
>>
>> On Wed, 13 Mar 2019 15:47:18 -0700, Noe Boddie <nobody@nowhere.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> <snipped>
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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. ;)
>>
>> 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?
"It's best just to not think about it."
Carl & Lenny(The Simpsons) talking about Homer being the Safety
Officer at the nuclear plant.
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