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	<title>Comments on: Author welcomes genomic improvements to humans</title>
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		<title>By: Gilda Vincent</title>
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		<dc:creator>Gilda Vincent</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So you engineer a genetically perfect baby . . . then what?  Will the parents be such beacons of flawless child-rearing that they can guarantee their "genomically improved" offspring will have character worthy of its genomic pedigree? 

And where, oh where, is the George Orwell of our generation?

The complete lack of self-awareness of his or her own arrogance that a potential parent must have to buy into this dung would be laughable were it not so tragically commonplace. We believe we are "compassionate" and "tolerant" as we compare ourselves favorably to societies and regimes that sought and continue to seek the annihilation of entire ethnicities, but we would gladly eradicate anyone whose genetics do not bring them in line with the current prototype.

&lt;em&gt;Editor's note&lt;/em&gt;: Green's article brought a host of comments to the Washington Post site. See them at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/11/AR2008041103330_Comments.html#</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So you engineer a genetically perfect baby . . . then what?  Will the parents be such beacons of flawless child-rearing that they can guarantee their &#8220;genomically improved&#8221; offspring will have character worthy of its genomic pedigree? </p>
<p>And where, oh where, is the George Orwell of our generation?</p>
<p>The complete lack of self-awareness of his or her own arrogance that a potential parent must have to buy into this dung would be laughable were it not so tragically commonplace. We believe we are &#8220;compassionate&#8221; and &#8220;tolerant&#8221; as we compare ourselves favorably to societies and regimes that sought and continue to seek the annihilation of entire ethnicities, but we would gladly eradicate anyone whose genetics do not bring them in line with the current prototype.</p>
<p><em>Editor&#8217;s note</em>: Green&#8217;s article brought a host of comments to the Washington Post site. See them at: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/11/AR2008041103330_Comments.html#" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/11/AR2008041103330_Comments.html#</a></p>
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