Some Food for Thought: What if...

SangmortSangmort
edited November 2008 in General
What if Humans were bred for temperament like dogs?

Oh what a world that would be.


lol


Sorry, had a bit too much Plum Wine & started to think, but I thought it was a funny thought. [ also an interesting, ridiculous, totalitarian[?], the-government-will-control-who-can-&-can't-have-kids scary sort of thought as well :o! ]


Ok, I'm going to sleep now. I'll probably have forgotten about this in the morning. haha~

Comments

  • lindsaytlindsayt
    edited November -1
    Why is it scary to think that the government can control who should/shouldn't have kids? I wonder what the criteria would be though, that would be scary.

    Hmm, I know a few people I wouldn't mind being neutered...
  • okironokiron
    edited November -1
    Lol there's no way in hell I'd be bred. I have horrible temperament :P
  • ljowen123ljowen123
    edited November -1
    I know several people that should have been speutered before they spawned.
  • sunyatasunyata
    edited November -1
    LJ - I totally agree. I am not necessarily against sterilizing people who are not fit to reproduce... (I know... I am horrible.) But, if you think about it, the world would probably be a much nicer place, and definitely less crowded.

    Anyway, that is enough of my 2 cents. :)
  • okironokiron
    edited November -1
    I remember the little thing they pass around online saying if we actually did selective breeding we would still have Hitler but we'd never have Mozart or something like that.
  • ljowen123ljowen123
    edited November -1
    My issue comes more from seeing neglected kids and people who are not fit to be parents. I don't believe the government should regulate who can have kids and not or how many they can have (if so, I probably wouldn't have been born - I'm the 4th child), but I see some of the stuff that happens and there's a part of me that thinks it. I've also seen kids that had the most horrible home life do amazing things, but I've seen the other side of that too.
  • okironokiron
    edited November -1
    Yeah there are very good pros on both sides. But the thing is, I'm 90% sure I'd never be approved to adopt an animal from a rescue, there's no way in hell I'd be approved to be a mother if there was a test for it. But I can guarantee you Spaz will be one hell of a boy.
  • ljowen123ljowen123
    edited November -1
    I'm not sure I'd be approved to be a mother either - of course, I don't want children & I never have. I think spaz will be fabulous, too!
  • santuzzasantuzza
    edited November -1
    I'm a bit vicious, so the idea of people having to pass some basic parental aptitude test sounds good to me. I'd fail it, but I never want children anyway. I'm sure I'd be a terrible mother. No, I'm much better with dogs.
  • MommyofNikoMommyofNiko
    edited November -1
    Well....as a social worker that works in foster care DONT get me started!!
    I am with Rina...I dont think that they would let me procreate either!
  • dlrobertsdlroberts
    edited November -1
    I should point out the government already has some regulations on who can make babies although its not enforceable. Marriage licenses were created for exactly that purpose. For example, I believe in Georgia you aren't allowed to marry your first cousin unless you've already impregnated her. How messed up is that?

    As for selecting for temperament, I suspect we'd end up with all the same problems you have in the canine breeding world: diminished genetic variation and the resulting health problems; non-reputable "breeders" who are looking to make a quick buck. But, we might see a decrease in sexual assault, so there's an upside. ;-)
  • SangmortSangmort
    edited November -1
    lol guys. ~
  • ljowen123ljowen123
    edited November -1
    Dave - you know the law on inbreeding, why?
  • dlrobertsdlroberts
    edited November -1
    LJ: I have a friend who just took the Georgia bar. She was incredulous when she read that and had to share.
  • ljowen123ljowen123
    edited November 2008
    Okay - kind of had me worried....
    The laws out there concerning inbreeding are wierd - I actually knew that GA law because my ex-sister-in-law (Kodee's mom) has two second cousins that married first cousins, after impregnation. Neither had a live birth. I will never understand it.

    I freaked out after a geneology project that had me related (by marriage, not blood) to a guy I had dated - we were 23rd cousins, but it still bothered me.
  • CrimsonO2CrimsonO2
    edited November -1
    Humans bred for temperment...

    I had to think that over that for a sec just because the thought of "purebred" vs mix would take on a whole different meaning. America is a culture that thrives on diversity so breeding for temperment incorrectly had me breeding for purebredness as well, which is kinda scary...

    Jesse
  • asiaasia
    edited November -1
    I am not sure if I would be approved for motherhood or not. I nannied though, so I guess if other people let me help raise their kids, maybe I'd be approved to have my own (maybe...). However, I think I am best suited to be a doggy mommy.

    I used to work at a doctor's office and I could almost have gone for speutering people. I remember the doctor having to write down on the prescription pad "Bathe the children daily". Like they had to be given specific directions on regular bathing. Another family seemed to have the same problem and the kids said their parents couldn't afford much so they only bathed once a week - then we saw the parents eating out at Applebees the next night. I could sure as hell afford enough water to bathe my kids more than once a week if I could go eat out!!
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