LS Eugenics


Bodvar Skutvik (skutvik@online.no)
Thu, 15 Jan 1998 04:52:06 +0100


Dear Lila Squad.
I just received this question from a young student who has read
Pirsig's books (and found my essay). A baffling query admittedly,
does anyone have an idea or draft for an answer?
Bo

> The question I have, simply put, is, "Is eugenics moral?" Now it is
> easily arguable that eugenics for racial
> reasons is not, because useful ideas are lost. But what of the
> mentally handicapped and retarded? Those who most likely will not
> contribute to the intellectual quality in the least. It is
> impossible for me to believe that these people must be lost. That
> these people don't have a quality of their own. I hope you can help
> me, because as of now I can't find an answer in Pirsig's works.

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