Steven Hawking's Hero
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September 27th, 2007, 02:20 PM
Hermann I hope so.
I know this sounds mentally deranged, but I keep hope another leader will emerge - not religously inclined but to teach us how to use the gifts and tools we have been given in order to evolve...
I feel like we are cave people trying to chew on an IPOD for dinner.
Hermann I hope so.
I know this sounds mentally deranged, but I keep hope another leader will emerge - not religously inclined but to teach us how to use the gifts and tools we have been given in order to evolve...
I feel like we are cave people trying to chew on an IPOD for dinner.
A modern nomad
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Location: Berlin, Germany
Location: Berlin, Germany
September 27th, 2007, 02:29 PM
Quoting Curiosity
We have all the tools we need in order to control evolution. We have for some time, but people don't like the idea of "playing god." If controlling out own evolution is the only way to completely stop cancer, most people would still say no to eugenics and genetic engineering.
Hermann I hope so.
I know this sounds mentally deranged, but I keep hope another leader will emerge - not religously inclined but to teach us how to use the gifts and tools we have been given in order to evolve...
I feel like we are cave people trying to chew on an IPOD for dinner.
I know this sounds mentally deranged, but I keep hope another leader will emerge - not religously inclined but to teach us how to use the gifts and tools we have been given in order to evolve...
I feel like we are cave people trying to chew on an IPOD for dinner.
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September 27th, 2007, 02:35 PM
funny how perspective changes things so much
I personally don't give a crap about anyone playing god, especially if they could grow me a nice new pancreas that would allow me to see my grandchildren
funny how perspective changes things so much
I personally don't give a crap about anyone playing god, especially if they could grow me a nice new pancreas that would allow me to see my grandchildren
Ponderous Intellect
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Location: Twinksland
Location: Twinksland
September 27th, 2007, 02:37 PM
Quote:
Isn't it funny/weird to be the only creature on the planet that will breed with the weak and keep/save the weak offspring?
We have all the tools we need in order to control evolution. We have for some time, but people don't like the idea of "playing god. If controlling out own evolution is the only way to completely stop cancer, most people would still say no to eugenics and genetic engineering."
September 27th, 2007, 02:45 PM
weak is a matter of perspective though. So many of our scientific breakthroughs, engineering marvels... so much of what propels us forward as a species... has come from the 'weak'. Breeding with the healthiest specimens, the alpha males, may make for physically capable offspring, but it doesn't necessarily propel the species forward.
one added note.... we clearly have a biological imperative towards saving the weak members, even mating with seemingly weak suitors... that would make it part of our evolutionary make up.
weak is a matter of perspective though. So many of our scientific breakthroughs, engineering marvels... so much of what propels us forward as a species... has come from the 'weak'. Breeding with the healthiest specimens, the alpha males, may make for physically capable offspring, but it doesn't necessarily propel the species forward.
one added note.... we clearly have a biological imperative towards saving the weak members, even mating with seemingly weak suitors... that would make it part of our evolutionary make up.
