Re: Language superiority, improvement, etc.

On Thu, 15 Oct 1998, Tom Wier wrote:

> Tom Wier wrote:
>
> > The underlying logic behind saying _any_
> > language is superior and that of racism are at heart the same.
>
> I'd like to clarify this a bit:  I was not imputing any kind of racist
> motivations on others here, but that I think it is inherently wrong-headed
> and needs to be rethought before we can proceed.
It seems to me the relationship of conlangs to natlangs is like
genetically engineered organisms vs. naturally produced ones.  What if you
could make your child not have a predisposition for alcoholism, cancer or
blindness?  Or what if you give the child the ability to run twice as
fast as anyone else?  Is that child superior?