| Nothing Wrong With Eugenics...?
Consider: eugenics is the elimination of the weaker traits which is, in essence, artificially assisted natural selection.
The only real reason why the previous eugenics movement was incorrect was because of the unscientific, racially-motivated basis--this also cast a bad light on eugenics.
The reason why we can't attempt it now is because we would be hard-pressed to link genes with physical and mental abilities.
But from a logical perspective, there is absolutely nothing wrong with eugenics. Of course, it is ethically dubious. But nobody can doubt its efficiency.
In any case, I'm young, naive, and stupid. Would someone care to enlighten me? |