Do you think science and technology will go so far that people will be able to select what they want in their children?

[Anonymous]

Will people be able to select sex, color of skin, eyes and ethnicity of their children in the future.

And will it be a good way to achieve elimination of discrimination?

Right now I am aware of people that do selective breeding by having the father be different like more handsome man usually European and such practices to have children with qualities they themselves found attractive.

Hope someone would like to give their insights into this. Thanks 👍

[jshm2]

No. Science and technology can only go far with so much. But we are seeing more problems than solutions, and it's only a short way away before it all comes tumbling down.

You saw with COVID, how easily the world systems can be brought to a halt, and how difficult it can be to restart.

Making changes to children will only cause more mental problems for them later down the line. We see with kids who are subject to "selective breeding" tend to grow up depressed as they are "grown" for the benefit of another child getting their organs or grafts. It's a terrible life for them.

[Asker]

Oh no that's terrible to use children for organ donors. I didn't absolutely mean it that way.
I meant like if with selective breeding people would align towards a single Race

[nron987]

Nope, I believe we as a species will eventually destroy ourselves, or at the bare minimum reduce our lives to next to nothing. It’s 2024 and we’re currently arguing with eachother weather or not having a penis/vagina defines your gender, weather the earth is flat, etc, and that is in current times, and you think we’re going to be able to advance enough to genetically modify DNA? Successfully? Ha, keep dreaming. I’d genuinely be suprised if the world as we know it lasts/progresses for more than a thousand years, if even that

[Anonymous]

Thankfully you’re not fuckin in charge. Racist piece of….

[Asker]

I just voiced a concern. Why am I racist. Other people are the ones doing this as we speak. In my country we already have sex selection available and people abort girls if they want boys and boys with different sperm from the husband is also being a real thing too.

[DrPepper12]

Yes. Someday. Genomic mapping is advancing rapidly. Some will use it until it becomes common place.

Scientists have predicted that long term intermixing will cause us to look Polynesian in the future. Our paleolithic bodies will morph too. Larger butts. No nails. No hair. Longer fingers. Larger eyes. Softer teeth.

The really strange thing is childbirth. We've hit the limit for head size and natural ability to deliver babies and women's hips cannot evolve fast enough to fix the problem.

[Asker]

Actually that last part seems a bit too much. You do realize doctors do this C section just to get money and insurance claims

[DrPepper12]

No they do c sections for the health of baby & mom. It's true about head size. The birth canal can only accommodate so much!

[Asker]

In my country we had a survey that exposed the truth of C section. Lots of doctors admitted like 85% that they do C section because they get paid money for it

[DrPepper12]

Source?

[Asker]

www.google.com/url

[Unit1]

I don't think we'll be able to selectively design children like that but then again there were times, where airplane flying was unthinkable just a few centuries ago. who knows. I doubt it.

[exitseven]

yes, people will be able to have perfect babies.

[Asker]

If people are rid of genetic diseases then I think that would be wonderful but otherwise I am not sure about it

[jahaims]

We can already do that with crspr. It's just illegal. China has done some gene editing publicly.

[Anonymous]

Barbie is the epitome of the slim and stacked babe! So hot!

[Asker]

I dislike barbie. I like a Blue brown eyes Black hairs and 6 ft tall girl

[Opinion Owner]

I think she's pretty tall anyway. What about body shape?

[Asker]

I don't have much preference for body shape as long as she is white

[Opinion Owner]

Weird. I'm the exact opposite. I don't have much preference for color as long as her body is SMOKING.

[Asker]

Wow, that's interesting 🤔.

[Opinion Owner]

indeed!

[katiesmuff]

It can actually already be done and has been done.

[Asker]

Do you think it's a good idea?

[katiesmuff]

Not for me it wouldn't be! What others believe is up to them without any interference from me or anyone else.

[Asker]

I don't like it though because if a fascist regime came in they will remove all "foreign DNA" and cause genetic level extinction.

[katiesmuff]

Even if trumpie would win this election there are still limits our house and senate would tolerate from this buffoon!

[Asker]

Yeah I don't dislike his economic policies. They will grow US definitely on the right track but his racist stance is not good for me