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**SiM7W2zi** · 09-22-2010, 01:27 AM

I'm talking about the fact that humans probably wouldn't voluntarily go monogender... why would they?

Hmm.. I don't know. Why would they voluntarily kill off a significant portion of their own because of one person's whim? Why would they voluntarily get artificial, inert materials implanted into them? Why would they willingly poison themselves?

If the basis for your argument is that humans are perfectly logical and have never done things that, from our point of view seem completely ridiculous, especially not when led by charismatic people, then I don't think you'll get very far.

therefore, monogender would have to be forced upon them externally... that can not happen with men though because you can always make more women from men...

Assuming said externality is removed... You're saying that something powerful/influential enough to force a society into monosexuality will just dissappear once it has managed that objective? What would be the point in that if producing new females is trivial?

It's also probably very possible to genetically alter the genome to make two x chromosomes not produce a viable organism.

you can't make men from women, however, so if humans were somehow to become monogender, it can only be with all women.

We'd probably still be able to artificially alter an x chromosome into a y chromosome. Especially if there are still male versions of chimps, or other genetically similar organisms. That is, even if we don't have backups of the whole gene pool in software by then.

09-22-2010, 01:27 AM	#22
SiM7W2zi Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 558 Senior Member	I'm talking about the fact that humans probably wouldn't voluntarily go monogender... why would they? Hmm.. I don't know. Why would they voluntarily kill off a significant portion of their own because of one person's whim? Why would they voluntarily get artificial, inert materials implanted into them? Why would they willingly poison themselves? If the basis for your argument is that humans are perfectly logical and have never done things that, from our point of view seem completely ridiculous, especially not when led by charismatic people, then I don't think you'll get very far. therefore, monogender would have to be forced upon them externally... that can not happen with men though because you can always make more women from men... Assuming said externality is removed... You're saying that something powerful/influential enough to force a society into monosexuality will just dissappear once it has managed that objective? What would be the point in that if producing new females is trivial? It's also probably very possible to genetically alter the genome to make two x chromosomes not produce a viable organism. you can't make men from women, however, so if humans were somehow to become monogender, it can only be with all women. We'd probably still be able to artificially alter an x chromosome into a y chromosome. Especially if there are still male versions of chimps, or other genetically similar organisms. That is, even if we don't have backups of the whole gene pool in software by then.
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