So the old eugenics guys wanted to "remake our species for the better" through selective breeding, but then many of them spent the 20th century building a civilization that breeds people for aggression and stupidity.
And they succeeded....
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Unus Nemo
in reply to Blaise • •@Blaise
Eugenics, historically, have been used in many cultures. Much of Europe nobility practiced as well as most nobility internationally. In Sweden it has been extensively practiced as well. Historically, eugenics in humans and animals has always, in my opinion, had a higher cost than natural selection. There are somethings that we can only manipulate so far before the cost of our influence is greater than the benefits. I would extend this ideology to plants as well with cross pollination being its equivalent to eugenics in animals . To make a better crop we have in some cases created a more shelf durable and sweet product with higher carbs but far less bio-available nutrition than its ancestors.
Perhaps when we know more about genetics, as we learn so much more every decade, this could be of some value. Though thus far I cannot see eugenics as a success as I see the costs greater than the benefits.
Namely, to implement eugenics in animals, which includes humans, inbreeding has often been used to facilitate this. This is an economical approach but one the leads to overall inferior results.