Angry mom sends letter to family of autistic child telling them to have him euthanized.

[MorphingDragon]

Society doesn't stunt Natural Selection, Society itself contributes to the environment around us. Society itself is a result of natural selection by favouring traits that allows us to be a social species.

Well...it certainly doesn't stop evolution, but evolution doesn't always work at the same pace. Society may well reduce selection pressures and slow evolution.

However, the society isn't likely to last long enough to make a real difference on an evolutionary timescale.

You can't slow evolution. Evolution doesn't have a concept of "pace". That's your corruption on the topic.

 

[Thaluikhain]

You can't slow evolution. Evolution doesn't have a concept of "pace". That's your corruption on the topic.

Well, yes, but I didn't know how else to put it. Sometimes some species change faster than others under different circumstances, which society may affect, I mean.

 

[DerangedHobo]

So because you're a cynic other people have to suffer?

No, I'm a cynic because people suffer. I like to equate humanity is like a train-wreck that just keeps going and going and going and after a point it stops being horrible and it starts being kinda satirical. I mean human beings have beings have been around for 100,000+ years and after all of that time we still murder, rape, genocide and piss all over everything. I mean ignoring the mass pollution, blood shed caused by wars and overall greed, every person consuming some product is indirectly causing suffering to someone, somewhere.

That computer you're using? 10 year olds in Africa digging up precious metals, the car you drive? The oil is directly linked to wars and pollution on a grand scale, those clothes you wear were probably made by some 8 year old in a sweatshop in some 3rd world hell hole. Not trying to insult you personally I'm just saying I can't have much sympathy for myself or others when we cause so much pain and suffering even indirectly.

So when you bring up things like Eugenics, 'ethnic and social cleansing' and things people may generally consider to be evil and despicable you also have to take into account how much people are really worth, which in my opinion at least isn't very much.

 

[lacktheknack]

I'm amazed this has 10 pages of comments. I wouldn't think this would go any further than "what a shitty thing to do".

It's amazing what can happen when you toss a few sociopaths into a conversation about ethics.

Weeeeel, now you've interested me. I'm gonna get reading.
Let me guess, eugenics?

It's like you're psychic or something.

This thread went some pretty sad directions, I gotta say.

 

[Audey_hevey]

This situation is bad enough, but what makes it even who worse is the fact that SHE'S A MOTHER HERSELF.

 

[AnarchistFish]

I don't understand. Where's the discussion value here?

Yeah it's bad disgusting etc etc


and?

 

[Andrew Giarrusso]

I'm glad to see we've stopped this discussion.

 

[SuperUberBob]

This person clearly underestimates the hardship that lies upon the parents when dealing with a child with ASD.

Lot of balls to complain when you only have to deal with the screaming part of the disorder.