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Comment author: RichardKennaway 13 July 2014 08:52:18AM 3 points [-]

Sometimes I've tried to argue in favor of eugenics. The usual response I got has been something like: "but what if we create a race of super-human beings that wipes us out?".

They would. That is what eugenics is. No existing people get uplifted, the turnover of population just replaces them by better people.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 13 July 2014 04:42:00PM 0 points [-]

The concern is that there will be no more people like us-- only the improved(?) model will remain.

Comment author: RichardKennaway 13 July 2014 11:39:48PM 1 point [-]

That's how evolution works, natural or artificial, as long as we keep dying.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 14 July 2014 01:16:46AM 1 point [-]

That's how evolution works sometimes. In general, there's a noticeable chance of both species surviving in different niches.

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