Re: Another small piece in the puzzle

From: Philip Jonkers (philosophimur@dygo.com)
Date: Tue 28 Jan 2003 - 18:32:51 GMT

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    Welcome to the age of information Kenneth! :-)

    >Hi Phil, Ray,
    >
    >Yes, interesting indeed, but my first impression was one of doubt.
    >Not with the article itself, the researchers are probably right, and I won
    >'t
    >argue their assumptions.
    >What I do want to point out is the fact what you can read; or don 't read
    >between the lines.
    >
    >Like the sentence, ' people with a particular version of the gene.... etc'
    >makes me shiver. Again this is dividing people in categories, you have
    >the gene, your memory is worse... you have to go left, the 'good', sane
    >ones go right, that kind of stuff.
    >I know, that was not the researchers their intend, but I have always
    >questioned such elaborations.
    >They ' found ' genes for homosexuality, for violence, for smoking, for
    >drinking, and now, seemingly one for ' memory- loss '.
    >In the long run, such knowledge can be hazzardess to the individual
    >who has the defect.
    >
    >How far can the right to ' know ' go !?
    >And in the other sense, to what point reaches your own responsibility
    >if you apply the right ' not to know ' !?
    >Will you, as a parent, take your responsibility and tell your kid that
    >high school is out of the question because it has a genetic defect con-
    >cerning its memory !?
    >
    >Best regards though,
    >
    >Kenneth
    >
    >By the way, Philip, you can get, for free, a rapport on ' Testing of people
    >',
    >but I suppose for our co- memebers only in Dutch...
    >Mail to publi@kbs-frb.be
    >and ask for the brochure ' Zit het in mijn genen ' and the rapport of the
    >conference ' Testing of people '.
    >I am still waiting for my copy.
    >Maybe for our co- members.... you can check out the webpages of the
    >De Koning Boudewijnstichting, don 't know the url...
    >
    >Enjoy !
    >
    >
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