No, but it would be hard to be a good parent if you're starving and have no resources, and those with IQs below a certain level are pretty much fated to a hard life of exploitation. A responsible prospective parent does not procreate if they know they're not in a financial position to be able to look after any offspring; and I think a couple who know that any child they have would have a very low IQ would also, if responsible, not procreate.
We may disagree about that, but in each case my defence of caring about those kinds of thing is fundamentally the same: protecting the welfare of others. — Bartricks
Don’t play games — Brett
I only suggested such action for complete psychopathic, vicious and/or murderous types. I am certainly not talking about selective breeding based on the whims of what I or anyone else considers a ‘genetic’ advantage. — I like sushi
If your sole valuation of human life is based on IQ. — I like sushi
Your facile reasoning is irresponsible so maybe you shouldn’t be allowed to have children? — I like sushi
Further still, given that you may already have children perhaps they should be ‘culled’? — I like sushi
I am in favour of preventing irresponsible breeding - that does not mean that I am in favour of killing those who have already been brought into existence. After all, in addition to having a right to a decent upbringing, kids also have a right not to be killed. — Bartricks
The idea that children who are up for adoption have this right, but those who are not do not, is ludicrous. And thus, it is equally ludicrous that we licence the former but not hte latter. — Bartricks
This is a form of eugenics. — Brett
What's your point? — Bartricks
The point is the problem of authority over people, how complicated it is and the unknown knock-on effects. Because in your posts there’s no room for the sudden unexpected spark of brilliant life that comes to us randomly and unexpectedly.
It’s the randomness that’s behind the brilliance, not the ticking of boxes. — Brett
Why don’t you address the rest of my post, not just eugenics? Why not address the potential problems of licensing? — Brett
To answer one of your questions. This law is not about children breeding. It’s a law that applies to people over the age of consent. The law is not about the child but the adult. — Brett
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