NATS 1775 Lecture Notes - Fringe Science
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Mandatory genetic testing: concept which relates to the idea of a society where people. See if they are susceptible to certain genetic traits or diseases. Also a question of where this data would be available. Negative: people take the information as an ultimatum. They think they no longer have the will to live, become depressed or give up on live. Note: the tests rate your susceptibility, not your inevitability. People think that if you are more likely to get something, you will definitely get it. Genetic determinism - the theory that your life, personality and characteristic is com- pletely determined by your genes. People would want to know the results of someone"s genetic tests before they engage in a relationship with them (especially a relationship which may lead to marriage, poten- tially having children together in the future) Positive: the entire industry is based on risk.