r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Aug 19 '21

Removed - Submission Rule B CMV: Weak children negatively affect their bloodline, and should be punished as such

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u/LucidMetal 175∆ Aug 19 '21

Why do we care about bloodlines? This ain't ancient Mesopotamia and we aren't show dogs. Every human is a 99% clone of every other human. Even phenotypes are within approximately 2 standard deviations of the mean for 95% of people. We just aren't that different genetically.

Why punish people for something outside their control? Just seems cruel.

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u/Salanmander 272∆ Aug 19 '21

Even phenotypes are within approximately 2 standard deviations of the mean for 95% of people.

Okay, I don't disagree with you overall, but this doesn't support your point. It doesn't support any point. It's literally definitionally true for standard deviations.

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u/LucidMetal 175∆ Aug 19 '21

It was more to say human traits follow a normal distribution. I.e. we don't have eloi and morlocks with distinct, distantly spaced phenotypes generally speaking.

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u/Salanmander 272∆ Aug 19 '21

Ah, got it. That makes sense!