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Originally Posted by pwd72s
The Nazis were very much into "genetics"...they'd have had a field day if DNA testing had been around then.
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The application of genetics knowledge is just a tool. Like any other tool, both helpful and destructive purposes are possible.
If I had the opportunity to know that I had a disposition to some health related malady, I would want to know so that I might take action now to possibly avert it or diminish its effects.
The body of knowledge regarding these techniques, their efficacy and their more "accessible" costs appear to be pointing to a future where genetics knowledge will be extremely powerful and widely available . . . and potentially very dangerous.
Hence this thread.
Personally and IMHO, it appears that the Hitler connection is a straw man argument.