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Quote by: Ender  Eugenics isn't just morally dubious. It is revolting and goes against everything a free society should stand for. |
Why does eugenics oppose what a free society should stand for?
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As hard as it is, if I were to put aside for a moment the gross implications of eugenics, there are non-ethical arguments against it. Eugenics implies we can design life better than God (or evolution if you prefer).
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First, I'm an atheist so the God argument doesn't work for me. In any case, evolution in itself shows that improvements can be made to the lifeforms that you believe God created, so I don't quite agree with that argument regardless.
Second, eugenics is practically the process of speeding up evolution, so we most definitely can design life that is superior to what exists today.
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There are biological reasons for imperfection.
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Did you have one in mind?