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CoveyIsHere t1_j8yn6ar wrote

You already know this is going to upset some religious person scared of humans "playing God"

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u9Nails t1_j8yyyc8 wrote

Just move the goal posts. God makes the Universe. Humans can splice genes and make life now.

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Ace_Ranger t1_j8zf7lw wrote

It's only "playing God" with medical advances. Forced birth, death penalty for abortions, using young adults to kill muslims in other countries, all A OK.

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parsifal t1_j90364l wrote

Well god shouldn’t have fucked up in the first place, then.

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cry_w t1_j8zm0ao wrote

I feel like being nervous about the potential abuses that could come with such technology is just as warranted here as it is for, as an example, more advanced AI's, regardless of whether someone is religious or not. That being said, this isn't an abuse and thus isn't really a problem.

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