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<blockquote data-quote="tansy" data-source="post: 70871006" data-attributes="member: 210572"><p>Hm, yes. But of course, nowadays with modern technology, medicines, blood transfusions, transplants etc, people can still be successful at reproducing and perhaps passing on certain undesirable things, perhaps through many generations. And those with certain genetic disabilities or flaws, for want of a better word, can survive a lot longer and lead far more fulfilling and quality lives than they could maybe even a century ago. So perhaps human intervention can play a part. (But then, that wouldn't be natural selection or adaptation of course, rather that humans have the capability of overcoming or curing many things).</p><p></p><p>Of course, that is actually also a scary thing, what scientists are now starting to be able to do with genetic engineering. How far should it be taken? Just as well they weren't quite so advanced a few decades ago...Hitler (or his henchmen) would have had a field day getting his scientists to create the perfect Aryan race with blue eyes and blond hair, and eliminating in one way or another anyone else he thought substandard or subhuman.</p><p>I used to read a lot of science fiction when I was a teenager and was quite horrified at some of the stories, little knowing that actually a lot of those things would actually be possible, or nearly - IV fertilisation, cloning etc (of course in the stories these things were being carried out unscrupulously and to get power over people) I found 'The Clockwork Orange' fascinating, and it raised a lot of ethical points...but I digress somewhat.</p><p></p><p>I tried to find that instance of the feral child on the web, but couldn't find the specific one I was looking for...but no matter. Can't even remember what channel the documentary was on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tansy, post: 70871006, member: 210572"] Hm, yes. But of course, nowadays with modern technology, medicines, blood transfusions, transplants etc, people can still be successful at reproducing and perhaps passing on certain undesirable things, perhaps through many generations. And those with certain genetic disabilities or flaws, for want of a better word, can survive a lot longer and lead far more fulfilling and quality lives than they could maybe even a century ago. So perhaps human intervention can play a part. (But then, that wouldn't be natural selection or adaptation of course, rather that humans have the capability of overcoming or curing many things). Of course, that is actually also a scary thing, what scientists are now starting to be able to do with genetic engineering. How far should it be taken? Just as well they weren't quite so advanced a few decades ago...Hitler (or his henchmen) would have had a field day getting his scientists to create the perfect Aryan race with blue eyes and blond hair, and eliminating in one way or another anyone else he thought substandard or subhuman. I used to read a lot of science fiction when I was a teenager and was quite horrified at some of the stories, little knowing that actually a lot of those things would actually be possible, or nearly - IV fertilisation, cloning etc (of course in the stories these things were being carried out unscrupulously and to get power over people) I found 'The Clockwork Orange' fascinating, and it raised a lot of ethical points...but I digress somewhat. I tried to find that instance of the feral child on the web, but couldn't find the specific one I was looking for...but no matter. Can't even remember what channel the documentary was on. [/QUOTE]
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