A community like Gattaca is bad because it is discrimination. Although someone's genes can predict diseases that are at high risk, genes usually do not prevent people from doing what "normal" people do. Someone with "bad" genes has as much potential as someone with "good" genes. It is a matter of effort, not genes! Genetic discrimination is as unethical as any other type of discrimination and racism. Just like with racism, even though the colored people were looked down upon, they have proven in society that they have the ability to do what white people can do. With genes, it should not matter if someone has an increased risk of a type of disease.
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