Genetic Testing For Geekiness?

Paul Johnson writes "MSNBC is carrying an article wondering about how to handle a possible future genetic test for autism. Raising a severely autistic child is a heartbreaking grind, and many people (and legal systems) consider termination to be a reasonable choice where the fetus carries other genetic disorders such as Downs Syndrome. But this might also prevent the birth of future geniuses too. The article flippantly uses Bill Gates as an example (Gates is widely thought to have Asperger's syndrome), although Sir Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison are also thought to have been similarly "different". And there is some reason to believe that "geekiness" in general is actually the place where autism shades into 'normal'."

Comments

best ever headline on msnbc !

[maharg]

Would you have allowed Bill Gates to be born?
Advances in prenatal genetic testing pose tough questions

Let the State decide

[Pope Benedict XVI]

Many people believe that "God" alone should determine how many and what sort of babies we have, but I really think that is stupid. Serious matters like this should be decided by the State.

Gratuitous Dilbert - THE KNACK!

[dsginter]

The Knack!

Re:Where?

[damsa]

You can abort a fetus for any reason. Most popular reason is the prom dress won't fit right.

Re:Don't know about Einstein

[damsa]

Einstein couldn't talk until he was five, and also he married his cousin. I rest my case.

Re:What about gay children?

[Lehk228]

I kill babies for food, other reasons are morally wrong.

Re:Let's get something straight: GEEK != AUTISTIC!

[bnenning]

Seriously! FUCK ALL YOU PEOPLE!

For future reference, this may not be the best tone to take when attempting to convince others that you're psychologically normal.