From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: karljohanson@shaw.ca   
   Subject: Re: Shatner sick of Star Trek feuds   
      
   "Quadibloc"  wrote in message news:   
   On Dec 6, 3:12 pm, "Karl Johanson"  wrote:   
      
   >> And if you get a 'genetically perfect' form of humans and only let them   
   >> breed, then one pandemic could kill all of them.   
      
   >The idea is to get rid of serious genetic defects, not create a   
   >purebred strain. However, given that the recessives of sickle-cell   
   >anemia and cystic fibrosis protect against disease, that is indeed   
   >still a possible risk.   
      
   >My point isn't that we should start a eugenics program,   
      
   I didn't think you were intending that point.   
      
   >but merely   
   >that it isn't necessary to tell lies to argue against one - and that's   
   >what some people have done.   
      
   Well said.   
      
   Karl Johanson   
      
      
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