Omnidevil

Actually, there is such a distinctive level, you do know that smartness, or the brain of thought, is built by the brain, it is the act of thinking, thinking does not come from nothing, it consumes energy, growth nutrients such as protein and so on to become the functional thinking part of your brain.

Omnidevil

If there is a genetic engineered factor included in the idea of creating smarter children, that would be enlarging the brain and improving its absorbing ability. Which is possible, children exposed to high levels of certain nutrients and vitamins have shown growth in areas of science and recognition, although the level of difference is small, the difference becomes larger as time goes on.

whisprn2dawind

Many are able to decide whether their child is smart or not...i don't mean a dumb baby or smart baby, what I mean is a smarter baby... say for example, both parents are averagely smart and they want a really smart baby! there are places in America (i think) where they can go to chose sperm which has been donated by a really smart person! of course, the donator probably also has other aspects, but basically, what the parents are looking for is a smart baby. things like this has happened before...

DTek

However when it comes to building the 'perfect baby' I don't think we should ever get to that point because it throws a wrench in evolution and natural selection. What may be 'perfect' now might not be 'perfect' in the future, and that can cause mankind problems in the future.

Omnidevil

On the post above , let us look at the example of the dynamite and then the A bomb, has mankind ever ceased being mankind? All things have pros and cons, I think we can't avoid that, but if having can save a thousand lives, it should be done.

Texcap

I loved Tales of Symphonia (which, ironically, I picked up to satisfy me while I waited for another RPG I had highly been anticipating to release...only to find that ToS was a MUCH better experience in the end) and I pre-ordered Tales of the Abyss in the hopes that it would be even 1/2 as good -- though it sits patiently in my backlog at the moment.

If it's anywhere near as good as ToS then I know I have something great to look forward to!

nychi002

The makers of anime work because they need to make a living. It is impossible to to survive doing nothing but a income-free "hobby". Which is what you have if you do a task for nothing but enjoyment. A hobby. At this point its real-life people's livilyhood were talking about. They may make anime because they "enjoy" it. But do you honestly believe that they aren't hoping even praying the see a paycheck every so often so that they can have money to eat and support their families? I dare you to do a hobby you enjoy, receiving no benefit, no compensation, and tell me where you plan to get your next meal? It's not as simple as "I enjoyed making this and everyone else should enjoy it too, so it should be free". One last thing, if you have the capability to download then you are also have the capability to purchase anime from anywhere in the world. So the location excuse is no longer valid in this day and age. It has become really nothing more then a cheap pile BS. As long as you stick to reputable dealers and not ebay, or some cheap unknown site that no one's heard of, with deals too good to be true, then you'll be fine.

You mentioned that it isn't hurting the industry by fansubbing. Well if that truly is the case then tell me why eight years ago, 3 major animation producers in Japan had to close their doors because they weren't making any money? Tell me how "fans" of anime who consistently refuse to purchase legitimate versions, due to whatever reason they can come up with, are not hurting the industry? If you're not supporting the industry, you're hurting it. That's how industry works. Why is it that in order for a series to even be finished in Japan, it now needs a foreign license holder? In some cases that license holder will even pay the producers to finish the series. If the industry can't even support itself in its own native country than the industry as a whole is hemmorging.

Go back to the first page and read what Geassmind wrote. There is in fact a gigantic ethical debate surrounding this issue. You mentioned "advertising" as one of your points. The thing about true advertising is that advertising a product (yes, anime is a product. Product means money. This is an industry remember) only involves a limited exposure to the target audience. This limited exposure is designed is such a way that the viewers will want to go pick up the product and try it for themselves. Uploading an entire series for all the world to see is not advertising because, and it kills me to say this, the majority of the viewers will no longer purchase the anime afterwards. They will either delete or save the AVI files and simply move on to the next show. Therefore they provide absolutely no support to the industry. And your so called "advertising" theory has just failed because the industry has now lost money. If a product does not sell the industry loses money. It may create awareness for a show but all the awareness in the universe does absolutely nothing if the creators/prodcuers see no return. They can no longer afford to make their next big project.

P.S. Just so you know, in order to make one, singular 22-24 minute episode in Japan costs approx. $150,000. I kid you not!

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Yondaime (Minato Namikaze). Naruto's last name comes from his mother, Uzumaki Kushina. As for any relations dealing with Pein is still up for speculation.