the horrors of modern science

last class we discussed nature versus nurture as well as other factors that make us who we are. i asked if there were currently scientists trying to figure out what genes cause certain traits. the answer was yes, they are. this is an absolutely horrifying thought. if, for example they find a gene that causes homosexuality, there will be people who will have abortions because of finding out that their unborn child has it. i am personally against abortions except in extreme circumstances, and this is extreme in the other direction. it is so wrong to end a life just because you think that they will have a particular trait that you find undesirable. the people who are studying this and who, if they do figure out what genes cause certain traits, choose to terminate an unborn child based solely on the fact that they have an undesirable trait are just as bad as nazis. they would be practicing eugenics and trying to purify the species. that is the point of evolution- to better the species. let nature do her job, don't do it for her. science is not exact. what if the think they have it figured out and then they were wrong? what happens if there are unforeseen consequences of either eradicating a trait, or putting more of a trait out into the world? there is no way of knowing, and people should leave certain things alone. by attempting to get rid of a trait completely, it will only cause discrimination against the people who are living today with that trait. the whole thing is just ridiculous and should be forgotten. there are things in this world that i believe we were not meant to know. i think that this is one of them.