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http://gizmodo.com/5922738/did-scien...e-god-particle
The latest science news today is that CERN is going to announce on wednesday that Higgs Boson has passed the 4 sigma level of discovery, meaning that it is 99.99% confirmed.
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2012-07-02, 14:29 | Link #943 |
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...bies-born.html
The world's first geneticallymodified humans have been created, it was revealed last night.
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2012-07-02, 14:48 | Link #944 | |
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2012-07-02, 15:07 | Link #946 | |
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Still, I wonder what the problem is with making our kids stronger and smarter... I'm sure there are ethical problems with genetic engineering, but that can't be it. |
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2012-07-02, 15:31 | Link #950 |
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The problem comes when money is involved. Money and ethics don't mix. The result would be that only the upper class will be able to afford all the "upgrades" to create "perfect" children. This will lead to even more segregation and division among people.
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2012-07-02, 15:58 | Link #953 | |
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2012-07-02, 16:19 | Link #954 | |
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And what do you do when you find someone's enjoyed clandestine modification to be stronger, prettier, and smarter? It's not like it's their fault. They were born that way. And while we're at it with that kind of reasoning, why not ban private schools, private tutors, and parents spending time with their kids, just to level the playing field a bit more? Yes, the world is unequal. It's too bad. There are all kinds of things we have to do to reduce those better the lot of those less fortunate, and it'll never be enough. But criminalizing parents for wanting what's best for their kids isn't the solution. Money's involved in immunizations too. The smart thing to do is to socialize it so everyone has them, not forbid them. |
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2012-07-02, 17:06 | Link #956 |
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This, so much. Even outside of government socialization of technology, the businesses themselves end up doing it as well. Look at the smartphone market or the PC market--what was once an absurdly expensive piece of highly sophisticated technology is now something high school kids use to post on Facebook.
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2012-07-02, 17:30 | Link #957 |
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Actually, it would be better if gene therapy can be used on human beings to redo their lives. In fact, it would all be better if such a therapy can be used to alter human figure and prevent brain cells from dying.
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What needs to happen is that we need to educate people better so that they learn how to use technology wisely. Then when technological advances with far reaching consequences, such a genetics, become available to the general public people will have an ethical standard to follow. That way we won't push the red button just because we had a tantrum or start a new eugenics program. If you know anything about genes then you understand that many of them rely on external stimuli in order to become active. For example, you might have great potential for music but as long as you are not stimulated in a musical environment you will never develop your talents. The most critical part of a child's developmental stage are his first 3 years of life in which the brain starts losing connections it deems unnecessary. In other words, the environment is still a stronger agent in human development, you might design a kid that has potential for faster learning and higher physical strength, but if the child is given to a poverty stricken family where he will be malnourished and not given any education all those genetic modifications will be useless. Quote:
Including subjective options such as "beauty" as part of a baby's creation package would lead to serious tolerance and self esteem issues in society, and that would only be the tip of the iceberg. In my opinion, humanity is spiritually underdeveloped. We are not ready to take full advantage of our present technology, and I fear we are closer to self destruction than ever before. Hey wait! we are the monkeys playing in a nuclear silo after all. PS. If people haven't realized it yet, my position on science and spirituality leads to the belief that human beings will only be able to travel to the stars when both of those forces are balanced. Therefore, if we are being visited right now rest assured that they mean us no harm.
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2012-07-02, 20:24 | Link #960 | ||
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If people have no idea how to think critically and are easily manipulated, whats to stop them for making really wrong decisions in regards to technology they know nothing about? The problem here is that your idea of the word education differs from mine. To me education is not just acquiring standard knowledge. The educational system in this world is very outdated. Just because you know math, chemistry, physics and programming does not make you an educated person. You have only collected scientific data but still lack the other half which relates to the study of the self. This other half of your education generally comes from social interactions with your family, friends, video games, books and any other environmental factors. In reality very few of us know how to think critically. We don't know how to take responsibility for our own actions. We don't know how to be tolerant of others. We don't know how to bridge differences between differences between people. We don't know how to manage stress. We lack self discipline and we don't know what we want. All of these issues can be addressed by our educational system. There has been groundbreaking developments in child psychology, behavioral patterns, language, emotional control, effective thinking and much more, and guess what? They are already being put to use by corporations, marketing research, the military, politics and other areas, but little to no attention has been put into implementing this knowledge in education. If people were truly educated they would have a good understanding of the world around them and of themselves. Then they would have a level of awareness high enough to use technology wisely, but as history shows, we lack basic understanding so we keep shooting ourselves in the foot with our own creations. Quote:
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