Should scientists who want to create humanzees (a hybrid between humans and chimpanzees) be legally allowed to do?
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Anything that isn't legal is gonna be done illegally anyways so why not? What illegal things are people NOT doing?
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oh man that would have been better
but it's apparently actually 'humanzees'
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Seems like genetically engineering a cognitively handicapped underclass could raise some ethical issues?
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I said no, but would allow it on the condition that they themselves become humanzees.
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I think you're creating a creature that's going to be fairly sentient and have only ambiguous legal rights, is going to be pretty isolated, and realistically the process of making it is going to involve a lot of dead babies. Doesn't seem like a particularly ethical hobby project.
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A hybrid chimp/human could make an excellent pet or servant. They would be great for medical experiments too. Then again maybe this a dystopian nightmare. 🤔
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But bringing back Neanderthals is a totally different story. That one we should do.
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