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Old 10-08-2008, 05:58 AM   #30 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Jozrael View Post
And @ Supple Cow: In this situation, we would not be able to affect living individuals, only newborn ones (really embryos). And unfortunately, I have to leave for today, so continued defense of my position isn't really possible today.
I understood exactly what you meant. I am saying, pretend that the world governments have banded together and decided to deactivate the gene that leads to homosexuality and none of the remaining ethical scientists have been "taken care of" (you have to realize that most scientists would not agree to this). Now stop reading and really imagine this world.

"Hey Jozrael, I'm a bigot and they already fixed all the baby gays. Weren't you a homo once? Didn't you say you like it both ways? If God wanted homos on his good earth, he wouldn't have given us the gift to fix all them kids. What? You turned down the procedure? Well I'd say you better un-turn it down or else we've got a little pickle on our hands." (Threatening mob collects... crowbars and other weapons materialize and so on...)

What about the people who are, so to speak, left behind? Is the discrimination also "taken away" for them or is it maybe going to be a lot more dangerous and awful to be who you are?
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