How's the scientific process on real life anthropomorphic beings coming?

[Machine]

The last source had me screaming "WHAAAT" at the words. Honestly for the most part the retorts for research is either "Its unnatural!" or "We may make something which will destroy us all!" or "We wont be human anymore!", all really mundane, stupid argument in my eyes. Nothing we do is natural anymore, we are not stupid enough to make something so destructive and not have counterbalance at it, and in many ways no longer being human will be a plus, since we could finally be free of this endless stupidity while still being capable of emotion, which is what seems to be the key thing which people say makes us human.

Ha ha ha ha.

No.

We're still going to be humans, just humans with dead animal parts grafted to our skin. You know, if this "scientific advance" ever actually pulled through.

It won't change anything for the better, because a species cannot be changed. Ever. Humans will be as they are and always were.

Warmongering idiots who have to look to invisible sky men for security.

 

[Grimfang999]

Not talking about making people ablt to be furries here, but genetic manipulation in general. On the short term the medical advances can be hugely beneficial to us, but as time goes on we may be able to perfect genetics to allows us to reach our full potential.

Of course, there are flaws to this view still, such as who would get the genetic treatment, how would it be distributed, who will want it, etc. If it arrives at a time where capitalism is still a thing odds are we will see the elite get the gains while everyone else has to suffer. That is where the flaws lie, but thats a hurdle we should deal with closer to the time, especially since we have more gains than losses coming out of genetic research like this.

 

[Fallowfox]

If our genome is to be changed, would be reaching our potential, or creating a different species to reach its own potential?

 

[Machine]

Not talking about making people ablt to be furries here, but genetic manipulation in general. On the short term the medical advances can be hugely beneficial to us, but as time goes on we may be able to perfect genetics to allows us to reach our full potential.

If full potential has to be reached through years of tiresome research and ridiculous amounts of funding for something that people are going to reject, it probably isn't worth it.

 

[Grimfang999]

Personally dont care, if a group of humans mutated naturally and became better beings, one could argue that they are still huans but the next stage in human evolution. I dont really care what we call whatever we are in the future, since if its origins remained in us they would still be the next stage of our development.

 

[Rigby]

Another question, I didn't want to make a second thread, so here it is: If this is possible, then could they, in theory, create a surgery to change someone's ethnicity? Like, could I go to Dr. Esteban and ask him to make me French and wake up BAM an hour later all French, or maybe I'll be Puerto Rican, or Hawaiian, or Jamaican? Is this possible?

 

[Grimfang999]

If full potential has to be reached through years of tiresome research and ridiculous amounts of funding for something that people are going to reject, it probably isn't worth it.

That is true, but then there are still benefits to doing the research. At this stage we can still benefit without altering our own DNA, so why stop just because of a few fears?

 

[Grimfang999]

Another question, I didn't want to make a second thread, so here it is: If this is possible, then could they, in theory, create a surgery to change someone's ethnicity? Like, could I go to Dr. Esteban and ask him to make me French and wake up BAM an hour later all French, or maybe I'll be Puerto Rican, or Hawaiian, or Jamaican? Is this possible?

In terms of apparences, look up Micheal Jackson.

In terms of literally changing your ethnicity, for the most part thats only a cultural construct. There is not much different between a Frenchman and an Englishman except for perhaps limited anatomical differences such as facial shape. So maybe you can change your anatomy, but thats only appearence, not ethnicity.

 

[Machine]

In terms of apparences, look up Micheal Jackson.

As my sister is a massive Michael Jackson fan, she stated that Jackson had a condition known as Vitiligo, albeit a very minute form, and went to bleach the rest of his skin to "even it out."

 

[Rigby]

if i die before this becomes a legitimate thing, I will be SO pissed off

 

[Heliophobic]

if i die before this becomes a legitimate thing, I will be SO pissed off

If I were still conscious after death I'd be pretty pissed off too.

If it arrives at a time where capitalism is still a thing odds are we will see the elite get the gains while everyone else has to suffer.

Check your purrivilege, furfag scum.

 

[Machine]

If I were still conscious after death I'd be pretty pissed off too.

I'd wake up and be like, "I'M A MONSTERRRRRRR KILL MEEEEEEEEEE."

Then I'd throw myself out of the window and land on the head doctor's car.

 

[Heliophobic]

I'd wake up and be like, "I'M A MONSTERRRRRRR KILL MEEEEEEEEEE."

Then I'd throw myself out of the window and land on the head doctor's car.

I think I'd just put on a bedsheet and continue on with my job.

Saliva who is a ghost who is also a furfag.

 

[septango]

If our genome is to be changed, would be reaching our potential, or creating a different species to reach its own potential?

thats just what evolution does anyway buddy, and with modern conveinences probably not for the better

 

[Machine]

I think I'd just put on a bedsheet and continue on with my job.

Saliva who is a ghost who is also a furfag.

Don't forget to put a pair of fox ears and a tail on the sheet.

 

[Xolani]

if i die before this becomes a legitimate thing, I will be SO pissed off

Good news: You can't be pissed off when you're dead.

I suppose rigor mortis can pull your mouth into a frown though. But decomposition will take care of that problem. Skulls have neutral expressions after all.

 

[Machine]

Skulls have neutral expressions after all.

Nuh-uh! They look like they're smiling!

 

[Fox_720B]

If full potential has to be reached through years of tiresome research and ridiculous amounts of funding for something that people are going to reject, it probably isn't worth it.

You'd think that, but even things that the populace, or politics in general, reject, can still have benefits. When science advances in one form, and that form is rejected, the knowledge gained can still be put to other uses. If we reject the idea of splicing genes to solve Parkinsons after already researching and experimenting on doing just that, we take our upgraded knowledge of what it TAKES to solve Parkinsons and look for an alternative method of achieving the same results.

For example: Embryonic stem cell research was largely rejected by the populace as immoral. So scientists went looking for other types of stem cells that could be used to achieve similar results to embryonic cells. Turns out, adult skin cells could be used for most of the same purposes embryonic cells were to be used for...thus getting around the controversial issue at its root. Of course, some people still think of embryos when they hear "stem cell research", and are still against it...and some consider it an abomination to even grow a human liver or heart...but if they take a sample of skin cells from YOUR arm, and use that to grow a new liver for you, with your genetic code, so that it won't be rejected by your body, I hardly consider that immoral.

Science must advance, even in the face of gross exaggeration and fear-mongering about "slippery slopes".

It won't change anything for the better, because a species cannot be changed. Ever. Humans will be as they are and always were.

No. Evolution can most certainly be forced. See: Dog breeds.

 

[Rilvor]

No. Evolution can most certainly be forced. See: Dog breeds.

Indeed, and sometimes those changes are actually hideous deformities that people think are great but really aren't. See: Chihuahua

Edit: Cyberware was here, real life anthros is a loser.

 

[Ames]

oh god this fucking thread

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[Matt Conner]

As appealing as it sounds in your head, would ya really want to be an anthropomorphic animal? It can't be done with DNA, at least not to you, because you're already a fully grown organism. They'd have to perform countless surgeries to alter a person's appearance so drastically, and cosmetic surgery of any kind rarely comes out looking natural or even all that appealing. (think Michael Jackson). Plus, it'd be terribly expensive, especially since no sane doctor would be willing to perform such an impractical operation. Even if it was cheap and easy and it looked natural, you'd still have all kinds of other crap to deal with, such as getting chased and beaten by overzealous townspeople, slipping on wooden floors, and not being able to wear any of your favorite cloths or shoes.

Alright, this is getting a little silly, but I think you get my point. TL;DR, it's much better to just keep it all in your imagination where it belongs~

 

[Machine]

A lot of "unique" breeds, like bracicephalic dogs (pugs), also have terrible genetic traits.

Every breed of dog has at least one they're known for, as listed by the American Kennel Club.

For instance, bracicephalic dogs may have difficulty breathing because of their head's shape. This threat goes up tenfold if the dog is drinking water.

I fail to see a positive outcome of "genetic coding," other than trying to kill cancer with it because that's what really matters in the end.

 

[Ricky]

A lot of "unique" breeds, like bracicephalic dogs (pugs), also have terrible genetic traits.

Also, weiner dogs and distended stomach.

Dogs ARE NOT supposed to look like that.

What the hell were the people breeding them thinking?

I guess people like having a hot dog for a pet, or a dog that looks like its face went through a trash compactor in the case of pugs.

 

[Machine]

Also, weiner dogs and distended stomach.

Dogs ARE NOT supposed to look like that.

What the hell were the people breeding them thinking?

I guess people like having a hot dog for a pet, or a dog that looks like its face went through a trash compactor in the case of pugs.

Or a dog with a feather duster for a body, if we're talking about pomeranians.

Some dogs are specifically bred with traits that could help them in hunting sports. I think basset hounds were used to chase foxes out from underbrush.

 

[Fallowfox]

thats just what evolution does anyway buddy, and with modern conveinences probably not for the better

It's the same as the 'is a ship the same ship if I replace all the beams?' I suppose.