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	<title>Comments on: Designer Babies &#8211; Like It Or Not, Here They Come</title>
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		<title>By: Neurosys</title>
		<link>http://singularityhub.com/2009/02/25/designer-babies-like-it-or-not-here-they-come/#comment-55355</link>
		<dc:creator>Neurosys</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 20:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I often think that perhaps the silly notions we hold about the various gods, are really just us recognizing a need for such an entity, because to us, the world needs one.

Perhaps we are not taking our &#039;god given&#039; or &#039;rightful&#039; role... Perhaps we are becoming what we think god ought to be. I think thats a holier concept than anything else, is completely devoid of sacrilege, perhaps it is not god that frightens us... but the lack of one. Perhaps we will take it upon our collective selves to become such a benevolent creator.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I often think that perhaps the silly notions we hold about the various gods, are really just us recognizing a need for such an entity, because to us, the world needs one.</p>
<p>Perhaps we are not taking our &#8216;god given&#8217; or &#8216;rightful&#8217; role&#8230; Perhaps we are becoming what we think god ought to be. I think thats a holier concept than anything else, is completely devoid of sacrilege, perhaps it is not god that frightens us&#8230; but the lack of one. Perhaps we will take it upon our collective selves to become such a benevolent creator.</p>
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		<title>By: Neurosys</title>
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		<dc:creator>Neurosys</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 20:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Have to die?
Says who?
I disagree.

Clearly what you think is of little consequence, since I will be here when you are gone and forgotten. Enjoy raging against the future. You wont win.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have to die?<br />
Says who?<br />
I disagree.</p>
<p>Clearly what you think is of little consequence, since I will be here when you are gone and forgotten. Enjoy raging against the future. You wont win.</p>
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		<title>By: Neurosys</title>
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		<dc:creator>Neurosys</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 20:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>hahahaha. Yes now demonize everyone smarter than you because you choose to believe in fairy tales and morality tales that were designed to lead primitive cultures.

&quot;Christianity was from the beginning, essentially and fundamentally, life&#039;s nausea and disgust with life, merely concealed behind, masked by, dressed up as, faith in &quot;another&quot; or &quot;better&quot; life.&quot; -Nietzsche</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hahahaha. Yes now demonize everyone smarter than you because you choose to believe in fairy tales and morality tales that were designed to lead primitive cultures.</p>
<p>&#8220;Christianity was from the beginning, essentially and fundamentally, life&#8217;s nausea and disgust with life, merely concealed behind, masked by, dressed up as, faith in &#8220;another&#8221; or &#8220;better&#8221; life.&#8221; -Nietzsche</p>
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		<title>By: PRiME</title>
		<link>http://singularityhub.com/2009/02/25/designer-babies-like-it-or-not-here-they-come/#comment-54739</link>
		<dc:creator>PRiME</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This has pro&#039;s and con&#039;s. If done incorrectly children could be born with new defects such as increased risk of cot-death-syndrome or something else that may not imprint itself till maturity. People considering altering their child need to take a hard long look at the science behind it and make sure it has no nasty unknowns.

But ethically, designer babies to rid them of defects such as autism or other gene problems etc, I think is a big PRO. Even increasing intelligence so child has a better chance of achieving academically seems ideal. 

It&#039;s a shame good science is almost always bombarded by religious nay-sayers who have exactly ZERO clue of what goes into such sciences, just religious speculation and ignorance. Religion should be left in-home along with family-time, and never allowed in the functions of the REAL world. 

WHY? because religion never looks at the reality of the &#039;Human condition&#039;, and rather focuses on fictitious belief system(s) that are best left in fairy tale books! Sorry it had to be said!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This has pro&#8217;s and con&#8217;s. If done incorrectly children could be born with new defects such as increased risk of cot-death-syndrome or something else that may not imprint itself till maturity. People considering altering their child need to take a hard long look at the science behind it and make sure it has no nasty unknowns.</p>
<p>But ethically, designer babies to rid them of defects such as autism or other gene problems etc, I think is a big PRO. Even increasing intelligence so child has a better chance of achieving academically seems ideal. </p>
<p>It&#8217;s a shame good science is almost always bombarded by religious nay-sayers who have exactly ZERO clue of what goes into such sciences, just religious speculation and ignorance. Religion should be left in-home along with family-time, and never allowed in the functions of the REAL world. </p>
<p>WHY? because religion never looks at the reality of the &#8216;Human condition&#8217;, and rather focuses on fictitious belief system(s) that are best left in fairy tale books! Sorry it had to be said!</p>
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		<title>By: Nimming&#8217;s weekly Diigo links (weekly) &#124; nimming</title>
		<link>http://singularityhub.com/2009/02/25/designer-babies-like-it-or-not-here-they-come/#comment-54061</link>
		<dc:creator>Nimming&#8217;s weekly Diigo links (weekly) &#124; nimming</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Designer Babies – Like It Or Not, Here They Come &#124; Singularity Hub [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Designer Babies – Like It Or Not, Here They Come | Singularity Hub [...]</p>
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		<title>By: 5 Technology Trends for this Decade</title>
		<link>http://singularityhub.com/2009/02/25/designer-babies-like-it-or-not-here-they-come/#comment-53983</link>
		<dc:creator>5 Technology Trends for this Decade</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 03:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] advancements the ability to modify or engineer humans before they are born (to create so called Designer Babies) is just around the corner with some already standing ready to offer such services as soon as they [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] advancements the ability to modify or engineer humans before they are born (to create so called Designer Babies) is just around the corner with some already standing ready to offer such services as soon as they [...]</p>
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		<title>By: 7 Modified Babies Sites - 2/24/2012 - Skin Care &#38; First Aid &#124; allaboutbabies.org</title>
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		<dc:creator>7 Modified Babies Sites - 2/24/2012 - Skin Care &#38; First Aid &#124; allaboutbabies.org</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Designer Babies Like It Or Not, Here They Come &#124; Singularity HubFeb 25, 2009 I&#039;m writing a report on this, and this is what I say. I am for genetically engineered babies or also called [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Designer Babies Like It Or Not, Here They Come | Singularity HubFeb 25, 2009 I&#039;m writing a report on this, and this is what I say. I am for genetically engineered babies or also called [...]</p>
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		<title>By: 10 Designer Babies Sites - 2/24/2012 - Skin Care &#38; First Aid &#124; allaboutbabies.org</title>
		<link>http://singularityhub.com/2009/02/25/designer-babies-like-it-or-not-here-they-come/#comment-53508</link>
		<dc:creator>10 Designer Babies Sites - 2/24/2012 - Skin Care &#38; First Aid &#124; allaboutbabies.org</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Designer Babies Like It Or Not, Here They Come &#124; Singularity HubFeb 25, 2009 Designer Babies &#8211; here they come Like it or not, the era of designer babies is officially here and [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Designer Babies Like It Or Not, Here They Come | Singularity HubFeb 25, 2009 Designer Babies &#8211; here they come Like it or not, the era of designer babies is officially here and [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Whose life is it, anyway? &#124; LifeEthics</title>
		<link>http://singularityhub.com/2009/02/25/designer-babies-like-it-or-not-here-they-come/#comment-53365</link>
		<dc:creator>Whose life is it, anyway? &#124; LifeEthics</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] course, the &#8220;Progressives&#8221; and human-plus groups only commit *good* eugenics. All they want is control and more [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] course, the &#8220;Progressives&#8221; and human-plus groups only commit *good* eugenics. All they want is control and more [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Designer Babies &#124; Amazing Bulletin</title>
		<link>http://singularityhub.com/2009/02/25/designer-babies-like-it-or-not-here-they-come/#comment-53353</link>
		<dc:creator>Designer Babies &#124; Amazing Bulletin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] It&#8217;s all coming to baby store near you sooner than you think!   Get the story here: [SingularityHub.com]    Tags:designer [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] It&#8217;s all coming to baby store near you sooner than you think!   Get the story here: [SingularityHub.com]    Tags:designer [...]</p>
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		<title>By: MOBILEMedCheck &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Prenatal Screening Could Eradicate Genetic Disease, Replace Natural Conception</title>
		<link>http://singularityhub.com/2009/02/25/designer-babies-like-it-or-not-here-they-come/#comment-53019</link>
		<dc:creator>MOBILEMedCheck &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Prenatal Screening Could Eradicate Genetic Disease, Replace Natural Conception</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] traits will be hand-chosen by your parents, doctor, or government. Previously, we’ve covered the designer baby debates, making the point that the issue is here to stay. Parents have already chosen their [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] traits will be hand-chosen by your parents, doctor, or government. Previously, we’ve covered the designer baby debates, making the point that the issue is here to stay. Parents have already chosen their [...]</p>
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		<title>By: nikol17</title>
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		<dc:creator>nikol17</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>But you have to be able to afford it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>But you have to be able to afford it.</p>
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		<title>By: Designer Babies! What would Jane Austen say? &#171; DNAnonymous</title>
		<link>http://singularityhub.com/2009/02/25/designer-babies-like-it-or-not-here-they-come/#comment-52152</link>
		<dc:creator>Designer Babies! What would Jane Austen say? &#171; DNAnonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 05:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] we will be able to create and edit synthetic genomes for babies in the future, thus essentially engineering our babies. (Christina Agapakis has an awesome piece debating the humane component of such [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] we will be able to create and edit synthetic genomes for babies in the future, thus essentially engineering our babies. (Christina Agapakis has an awesome piece debating the humane component of such [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Todd</title>
		<link>http://singularityhub.com/2009/02/25/designer-babies-like-it-or-not-here-they-come/#comment-49548</link>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>gods not real sorry to break it to you</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>gods not real sorry to break it to you</p>
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		<title>By: Todd</title>
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		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>you must have a low IQ then</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>you must have a low IQ then</p>
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