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Eugenics: The science of improving a human population by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics. Developed largely by Francis Galton as a method of improving the human race, it fell into disfavor only after the perversion of its doctrines by the Nazis.Eugenics seems like an ideal position to take if our goal is to progress the quality of human life. Eugenics practice would contribute enormously to the elimination of disease, population control, and the increase and enhancement of intelligence as well as other, much more preferred humanistic qualities. Should the human race work to take this position back into initiation as well as the removal of the subject from the fabricated classification it has received, or is the concept always destined to failure via the retreat back to some form of supremacism as we've seen in the past?
I understand that morality is objective and relative to which ever beings are being assessed. However, I've been wondering if there could be such a thing as a kind of sub-objective morality within a specific being. For example, could there be certain sub-objective moralities for the human race such as the golden rule etc. (ideals that coincide with the advancement and satisfaction of the existence/prolongation of that species or being) which provide a general 'good' standard to follow in terms of human practice. Or is it just that all moralities are subject to change through time and the process of learning new ways of thinking and information. I would appreciate it if anyone could expand on or offer any suggestions to this theory. To religious people: please refrain yourselves from commenting, this post is of no relevance to you, thank you.
Some people claim that religion or the belief in a deity is completely necessary for individuals to acquire the feeling of hope in difficult situations. This idea appeals more to the people who have lived less fortunate lifestyles. What do you guys think?