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**KellyLynchIV** · 10-15-2010, 04:37 AM

Oh I agree, I never suggested anyone would do it FOR competitive purposes, good grief I hope not. But try this out: A man has a congenital heart defect and needs a heart transplant. He receives a new type of artificial heart that can pump with 10% more efficiency tham a typical human heart. He used to be a mediocre competitive runner, but now finds he can be a world class athlete.

Did he cheat? No. Did he do this for the advantage? No. But the result is the same. Medicine has accidentally created a loophole. Is the competition "fair"? I don't think so. This is going to happen more and more (there is already a sprinter with 2 artificial legs that some think gives him an advantage) as science improves on the human body. I guess I am more concerned about absolute fairness in competition than about a pretty obscure civil rights issue.

10-15-2010, 04:37 AM	#12
KellyLynchIV Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 447 Senior Member	Oh I agree, I never suggested anyone would do it FOR competitive purposes, good grief I hope not. But try this out: A man has a congenital heart defect and needs a heart transplant. He receives a new type of artificial heart that can pump with 10% more efficiency tham a typical human heart. He used to be a mediocre competitive runner, but now finds he can be a world class athlete. Did he cheat? No. Did he do this for the advantage? No. But the result is the same. Medicine has accidentally created a loophole. Is the competition "fair"? I don't think so. This is going to happen more and more (there is already a sprinter with 2 artificial legs that some think gives him an advantage) as science improves on the human body. I guess I am more concerned about absolute fairness in competition than about a pretty obscure civil rights issue.
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