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    Quote Originally Posted by JaneV2.0 View Post
    Spiteful isn't an emotion, but a purposeful attitude--and a particularly unproductive one. If your mother is happy being Irish, what's it to you, anyway? Talk about misspent energy.
    Believe me. I know my spite is a personality flaw. I don't have it for everyone and everything though. Same goes for my sister -- she is not spiteful in all contexts.

    But it is hard to restrain one's self from being spiteful when you encounter someone being spiteful to you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by UltraliteAngler View Post
    Believe me. I know my spite is a personality flaw. I don't have it for everyone and everything though. Same goes for my sister -- she is not spiteful in all contexts.

    But it is hard to restrain one's self from being spiteful when you encounter someone being spiteful to you.
    If I only behave as well, or as badly, as the person in front of me, who is determining my moral compass? I feel better when I guide my own actions instead of mirroring people around me.
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    Do what most Irish people would do.... S******.

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    What? A perfectly apt English word is censored? SN IGG ER.

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    Quote Originally Posted by IshbelRobertson View Post
    What? A perfectly apt English word is censored? SN IGG ER.
    “The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft a-gley.”
    "Things should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." ~ Albert Einstein

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    Let's face it........soon our DNAs will all be exactly the same. Just one big blob of "human".

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    Quote Originally Posted by CathyA View Post
    Let's face it........soon our DNAs will all be exactly the same. Just one big blob of "human".
    Likely true! Though I hope to play no part in that process.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CathyA View Post
    Let's face it........soon our DNAs will all be exactly the same. Just one big blob of "human".
    Doesn't seem a particularly likely outcome, given how the reproductive process works. Even if we go to full-on cloning of The Perfect Individual, there will be quality-control issues that spring up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bae View Post
    Doesn't seem a particularly likely outcome, given how the reproductive process works. Even if we go to full-on cloning of The Perfect Individual, there will be quality-control issues that spring up.
    Not to mention silly fashion trends. Look at the names some people give their kids. Would you want to let them specify genetic traits?

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    Quote Originally Posted by LDAHL View Post
    Not to mention silly fashion trends. Look at the names some people give their kids. Would you want to let them specify genetic traits?
    Explain further...

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