Is the human race weakening?

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

yeah, im ignoring thos comments. lol

 

[mgk]

there you go compulsory sterilization, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_sterilization#United_States


i know nobody has taken the discussion to this extreme, but its a interesting bit of history.

 

[Citrinellus]

Really weird, I was talking to this about my best friend last week. We both agreed yes. By "curing" ourselves we are making ourselves weaker until we will we depend on medicine for everything. Like already stated by jc. I decided not to think about it any longer and ended up doing a water change... it is always a stress reliever for me.

 

[snakeguy101]

I think although we are perhaps weakening our gene pool, we are also making great strides in technology that allow for us to over come these deficits. Gene therapy is a good example.

 

[packer43064]

Yes.

 

[syndicate]

Considering the fact people used to die from a common cold I'd day no our immune system is getting better

 

[Warborg]

I put no, however I do believe we are heading that way

 

[Zander_The_RBP]

WARNING: if you are easily offended dont read this post!


yes we are getting weaker as a species natural selection is the basis of evolution and keeping a species healthy without it we will lead to our own demise becuase we will degrade our immune systems to the point where we will need a drug for EVERYTHING then some disease will come around that we cant treat and the joke that has become of the human race will no longer exist


the human immune system is a very good one probably the best of all organisms thats how we've lived this long(coupled with us being social animals and highly intelligent) and as it gets exposed to different pathogens it gets better and better without ever being exposed to different diseases our immune system will degrade to the point where medicine will be our only immune system

belive me i would deny someone a transplant to cure a genetic ailment if that was in my power . you call it sociopathy i call it caring about the greater "good"


as for sterilizing someone. the very basic perpose of life is to mate and mate as many times as possible leaving them alive if they are not capable of mating (or eventualy will be capable of mating) is a waste of food

 

[chefjamesscott]

humans were never the physically strongest, but the mentally the strongest.

perhaps we should limit the breeding of those with the lowest IQ's.

eugenics is NOT a good thing

i think we are. we are becoming of society of sheep. most people cant think for themselves. any little thing and they wanna pump themselves with drugs, antibiotics, etc etc. reminds me of the iPhone commercials; "there's an app for that." well now it's, "there's a drug for that." it's ridiculous. for example:

- you get the sniffles, you pump yourself up with drugs
- you sneeze, you pump yourself up with drugs
- you cough, you pump yourself up with drugs
- your eyes water, you pump yourself up with drugs
- other people get sick, you pump yourself up with drugs
- youre depressed, you pump yourself up with drugs
- you cant sleep, you pump yourself up with drugs
- cant stay awake, you pump yourself up with drugs
- you cant eat, you pump yourself up with drugs
- you cant stop eating, you pump yourself up with drugs
- you cant focus, you pump yourself up with drugs
- youre kids are hyper and cant pay attention, you pump them up with drugs. wtf theyre kids, theyre SUPPOSED to be that way
- you feel some pain, you pump yourself up with drugs
- youre neverous, you pump yourself up with drugs
- you feel anxious, you pump yourself up with drugs

and the list goes on and on. i think were just weakening ourselves. i cant remember the last time i took meds, other than the occassional aspirin for a splitting headache. some people's lives revolve around meds. i think its because they are weak mentally and need something to "help" them in their lives. its pathetic

That's why I don't go to the doctor. What doesn't kill me will make me stronger. I might just live forever. LOL

I really think what is making mankind much much weaker is a well thought out plan by the corporations that run the big show. Without going into detail and siderail this thread, I will leave it at that.

There is also the vicarious existance based living that many western people have come to accept as normalacy which is such a sham . They do not even see the path of familiarity that has bred contempt for living a real life that they have been put on.

I am really careful about what my family eats and what I serve to people from my restaurant, as I am totally convinced that many additives and preservatives have been introduced with a desired end in mind. Take flouridation of water for example, first used in russian goulags to meeken down the prisoners. Or the introduction of salt peter in certain places so as to remove certain urges from fighting men.

Yes, as a whole I think our society is breeding much much much weaker human beings. Yet, I am ever the optimist in the power of free and radical thinkers and am so thankful for the freedom of information that the internet has provided to mankind.

 

[chefjamesscott]

Don't forget about all the uneducated rednecks having the most offspring these days. Then those kids share the same ignorance as their parents and have even more kids. Someday they will rule the world! lol.

...anyway, I voted yes, we are becoming a weaker society every generation.

Dude, it is not only uneducated rednecks having the most children. My wife and I just had baby # 8, and we are most certainly not uneducated rednecks.

Shucks, clem yall mightnd want to use that brod brush to paint them thar pictures with yur wurds .