An technology comes out that allows parents to genetically modify fetuses to increase IQ by roughly 30-40 points. This technology is safe, very expensive, and can only be done in hospitals with lots of resources.
You would prefer the use of this technology to be ____
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I'm in favor of it, yet IQ is mainly a party trick number. If you're not raised in a nurturing, expansive, intellectually positive environment, that high IQ won't matter.
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I'm pretty sure it matters, just it's not the only thing that matters. If Bob and Joe are both raised in shitty, terrifying environments, Bob with a 135 IQ is still gonna have better average outcomes than Joe with a 90 IQ.
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IQ is really just a racist outdated thing we use for some reason
it assumes the person is white and with a good background. it cant really gage the intelliange of someone living in a 3rd world country
so no, lets not
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In germany there's a debate about wether early diagnostics for down syndrome should be covered by insurance. Killing a fetus and making a new one isn't the same thing, but it does improve Intelligence significantly.
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Isn't there already a movie about such thing.. Gattaca.. 1997.. really sad movie.
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I'd prefer its usefulness to be studied. IQ utility seems to be a sticky wicket at present time.
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