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  1. DrGreenThumb says:

    Frankly, it isn’t a matter how of ‘if’ human genetic engineering will happen but only ‘when’. There is no stopping this, we may only delay it at most. Once we understand this, then we can have a conversation about how we should regulate the use of these techniques in humans.

  2. Sincerely speaking, I think there is a collective hysteria behind all that genetic modification crap that´s exposed by the press. I frankly think we are just losing your logical thinking due to repeatedly being exposed to all this crap all the time. Surely, many (perhaps *most* – I´d say) modified organisms used for food are not good for health, but one must not think this assumption is valid for everything science can modify through genetic engineering.

    Take for example, the “bubble disease” – somebody is born with a seriously impaired immune system, so the children is not able to live outside an sterile environment (within a bubble) without risking death caused by a simple cold. A “genetic surgery” has to be done to effectively correct the children´s immune system. This “surgery” (AKA genetic modification) is being performed for years and we do not say a thing about it. Where is our logic thinking, in the first place?

    1. DrGreenThumb says:

      I frankly think we are just losing your logical thinking due to repeatedly being exposed to all this crap all the time
      Logical thinking, or critical thinking, is not an innate trait. It’s something that has to be learned. As such, it’s not something be lost but rather something that is maybe being developed less or given less weight. For example, many of the articles on websites like this one rely on emotional arguments as opposed to on logical deductions based on empirical evidence.

      Surely, many (perhaps *most* – I´d say) modified organisms used for food are not good for health
      Case in point. There is no reliable evidence to support this statement. None. In fact, some GMOs are actually used to produce products that help improve people’s health, like insulin.

      the “bubble disease”
      You mean severe combined immunodeficiency? There are a number of types based on the underlying genetic cause.

      This “surgery” (AKA genetic modification) is being performed for years and we do not say a thing about it.
      What business is it of yours? If your child was born with a life threatening genetic disorder, like SCID,would you care what laypeople in the general public think about the use of gene therapy to treat your child? Not if you’re being logical, you wouldn’t.

      Where is our logic thinking, in the first place?

      Good question. Let me know when you start addressing this issue through logical.

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