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One could even craft a virus that is targeting a certain behavioral anomaly like sociopathy, if its genetically clearly identify-able. All one would need is a proof-able potent carrier virus and once could reign in the destructive potential of humanity.

"No more bad boy behavior, or the bad boys vanish from the surface of the earth." behavioral deterrence via a biologic weapon.

What a fascinating nash equilibrium, the unsocial monsters, forced to be social, including applying gentle pressure, so they do not become history like there victims of the past. What a concept..

Then it mutates and kills us all..



>One could even craft a virus that is targeting a certain behavioral anomaly like sociopathy, if its genetically clearly identify-able.

It isn't, and I'd be surprised if it ever could be. There will always be statistical correlations (especially when looking at multiple genes in combination) but you can't conclude what a person's brain and mind are like just from their genome.




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