Comments on: Criteria for Natural Selection http://www.toddhester.net/rantings/2006/06/15/criteria-for-natural-selection/ Random articles, thoughts, ideas, musings, rantings, and more from me!! Sun, 20 May 2012 00:28:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Todd http://www.toddhester.net/rantings/2006/06/15/criteria-for-natural-selection/#comment-13 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:56:43 +0000 http://www.toddhester.net/rantings/2006/06/15/criteria-for-natural-selection/#comment-13 Well I wasn't really advocating that we start trying to change natural selection, thats why its "natural". And choosing things like creativity or non-violent personalities almost certainly would be genetic. <a href="http://www.toddhester.net/rantings/2006/03/29/natural-selection/" rel="nofollow">But people are already doing some of this stuff.</a> People are genetically screening their children and deciding whether to have the baby or not based on any diseases they might have, but soon I'm sure they'll be able to get information on personality and height and other things. And in general, in being able to find a mate, you have to have some attractive qualities. So even though people select their mate based on appearances and personality and stuff, since they each choose differently it still works out overall. Well I wasn’t really advocating that we start trying to change natural selection, thats why its “natural”. And choosing things like creativity or non-violent personalities almost certainly would be genetic.

But people are already doing some of this stuff. People are genetically screening their children and deciding whether to have the baby or not based on any diseases they might have, but soon I’m sure they’ll be able to get information on personality and height and other things.

And in general, in being able to find a mate, you have to have some attractive qualities. So even though people select their mate based on appearances and personality and stuff, since they each choose differently it still works out overall.

]]> by: Holly http://www.toddhester.net/rantings/2006/06/15/criteria-for-natural-selection/#comment-11 Tue, 20 Jun 2006 22:30:13 +0000 http://www.toddhester.net/rantings/2006/06/15/criteria-for-natural-selection/#comment-11 Interesting idea, but it sure could get some people pissed off if you suggest that we DON'T select something that's in their genes...I guess the question is who's doing the selecting? If it's the parents, I suppose that's not too bad, as long as they all make different choices, but what if they selected the genes for one kid and had another just by rolling the dice? Might the kid who was by chance feel less loved? Interesting idea, but it sure could get some people pissed off if you suggest that we DON’T select something that’s in their genes…I guess the question is who’s doing the selecting? If it’s the parents, I suppose that’s not too bad, as long as they all make different choices, but what if they selected the genes for one kid and had another just by rolling the dice? Might the kid who was by chance feel less loved?

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