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Right, I was specifically saying "compared to other hyper-rich folks", not "cumulative dollars compared to the general population". (Arguably, you could compare his philanthropy as a function of his net worth and he's practically a miser compared to the general population, even, but many people...

That's my point. That's science fiction, and isn't how genetics works. Unless you can also seal them in a hyperbaric chamber and selectively apply exactly the right stimuli for certain traits to develop, then it's never going to be a guarantee. You're basically arguing against either a false...

Any particular reason, or just because? What's the difference, and how do you define "serious medical issues"? Especially given increasing tolerance for biological differences among people (such as deafness or blindness, to mention something situationally appropriate) and newer and better...

Uh... you might want to spend a bit of time googling "Bill Gates Philanthropy". Or pick some other rich guy to pick on (I recommend Trump, that guy's both a moronic jackass and especially non-philanthropic compared to other hyper-rich people. :hmm: :buttsex: Oh yes, I'm well aware that...

That's how my girlfriend and I were (not even really wanting any right now, but considering it as a future possibility), and at least when she first brought it up, I had the exact same reaction. And I equally have no clue why.

I think it's one of those solutions that look great on paper... until you have to think about it yourself, and while you can't quite explain why, most people don't natively consider it "ideal", for themselves.

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This is true. I know my girlfriend has discussed it many times with me as a very distant future possibility both because she's uninterested in the pain and hassles of pregnancy and childbirth, and because she's got very high risks for passing along cancer-likelihood-increasing genes, and I was...

But agreeing to disagree is the same as ending the thread! As for the original question, was it "should they" or "should they be allowed to"? For the first, I have no place commenting. For the latter, I say sure, why not?

Kinda hard to prove a negative.

Oh that I certainly agree with 100%. I'm just being obtuse because I'm weird and you happened to describe something that I've specifically done before, lol.

Yes, yes, I know, I was offensive and ineffective at convincing those who disagree with me, so I need to take another, less tacky, tack, to potentially win you over. But c'mon, really? You don't like it when things are ridiculous? Don't worry, I know you're not deflecting. That's a different...

Oh good, at least it made sense to one person, lol.

Haha, well the way it was received, I suppose not. It was originally intended to be at least minorly constructive simply by means of demonstrating the silliness of the equivalent that I was making reference to (choosing your partner : choosing your genes :: not choosing your partner : not...

Really? Look at me and say it again. :lol:

Of course, I'm also well aware that I'm a bit odd when it comes to books - I'll likely end up reading them on anything I can get my hands on, just because I enjoy reading as much as I do, lol.

I have before. I prefer to read on my Kindle (well, Nook now, I upgraded, lol) because the e-Ink screen is easier on my eyes than backlit LCD screens. I read the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy on a backlit PDA web browser when I was in high school. It's not nearly as extreme as you're making...

Oh come on, sarcasm and gross exaggeration can have their place in conversations. In case it wasn't clear enough - I wasn't actually advocating that anyone do that.

It was meant to be, as a method of demonstrating how silly I find the argument of "letting nature take its course". We make choices all the time and given access to technology that allows it, I don't see the difference between choosing who to have a child with, choosing whether to accept or...

I'm not sure if that was directed to me or not. If it was, my point about "killing off your child" wasn't a quip with regards to abortion - see the other contentious topic going on right now for my views there. When I said "killing off your child" I was talking about actually killing a living...