News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Scientists Tie 52 Genes to Human Intelligence. Parent comment

Re:Scientists Tie 52 Genes to Human Intelligence by imron on Monday May 22, 2017 @10:35PM (#14398418)
It's more 'lets not research it too much further so no-one tries to exterminate an entire race again, only this time with scientific justification'.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Scientists Tie 52 Genes to Human Intelligence by SAI_Peregrinus on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @12:20PM (#14402518)
What scientific justification?

"Well, because Chimpanzees are less intelligent than humans, they don't deserve to live, so we can exterminate them."??

That's so obviously bullshit it barely even warrants discussion. Inferiority of a species or even individual does not provide any justification for destroying that species/race/individual.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Scientists Tie 52 Genes to Human Intelligence by Magnusmaster on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @07:18PM (#14406294)
People will value more a life of a human than one of a chimp, and chimps only survive on natural reserves or zoos. That's the fate people who aren't genetically engineered to be smart will face, if they survive.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Scientists Tie 52 Genes to Human Intelligence by AstralStorm on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @02:00AM (#14399124)
Don't worry, madmen rarely require real justification.
[ Parent | on HN ]