POLL: Would you use genetics to have Perfect Children?

[maddogchen]

If you had the chance to go to a genetics scientist and pay them $$$$$$ to take you and your SO's sperm and egg and create a child with the best genes that you both have to create a more athletic, smart, beautiful child plus removing any genes that might cause defects, diseases or increased risks such as heart attacks or alcoholism. Would you do it? Would you try to tilt the scales so that your child can go through life with better advantages?

I think I would.

 

[maziwanka]

no, but if everyone does it, then yes.

 

[Gunslinger08]

No. Let nature take it's course.

 

[clamum]

Talk about BORING

 

[Kipper]

No, because I think my genetics are pretty decent.

 

[Atomicus]

Sure, if it's to make them immune to all diseases and disorders. I wouldn't want them to be born with a 200+ IQ tho, I'd like them to learn and develop their brains on their own.

 

[Gurck]

I'll never have any of the little monsters, but if I were I see nothing wrong with it. Voting yes.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Yes.

 

[notfred]

No.

See: Gattaca

 

[Kelvrick]

Sure. Well, after a while, just to see if other people who did it ended up having 3 eyed monsters.

 

[Vortex22]

If there were no negative side effects, of course I would.

 

[jjones]

While I don't care so much about the "athletically gifted, tall, smart, beautiful" part, I would do it to ensure there are no health defects.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: notfred
No.

See: Gattaca

Heh, I saw it and would prefer that my child didn't janitor the building that the people with perfect genes get to work in.

 

[Dacalo]

No, because if we do that, in time, perfection will ceas to exist.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: clamum
Talk about BORING

 

[clamum]

Originally posted by: Dacalo
No, because if we do that, in time, perfection will ceas to exist.

There's no such thing as a perfect person anyways... If everyone did it there would be almost no diversity, like I said, BORING.

 

[godmare]

Originally posted by: MadCowDisease
No, because I think my genetics are pretty decent.

 

[Mo0o]

Like someone else said, if everyone was genetics manipulating their children i would feel obligated to do so in order to give my child a fair chance at everything. But if no one else is doing it then no

 

[FuZoR]

if its the best genes from the parents... i guess it would be ok
but start adding stuff that didnt come from the parents then no.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: notfred
No.

See: Gattaca

 

[Chronoshock]

Originally posted by: FuZoR
if its the best genes from the parents... i guess it would be ok
but start adding stuff that didnt come from the parents then no.

 

[Lizardman]

Originally posted by: joshsquall
No. Let nature take it's course.

This is nature, just us using our brains.

 

[nakedfrog]

Yes, to an extent.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

If they can find the gene that makes kids talk back to their parent or the gene that makes them piss and moan about their allowance or curfew, yes, most definitely.

 

[maddogchen]

Originally posted by: FuZoR
if its the best genes from the parents... i guess it would be ok
but start adding stuff that didnt come from the parents then no.

yeah that would weird, I was thinking just getting the best genes from you and your SO and having a children that way. Its still 100% your child, but modified a bit.