tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313651.post4810835794137395871..comments2023-09-09T00:50:10.212+10:00Comments on freedom: To save human lives or save humanity?halwishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17232228131535337063noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313651.post-16468623124129539292011-01-20T10:20:20.499+11:002011-01-20T10:20:20.499+11:00Yes Asith, this is indeed a wider discussion about...Yes Asith, this is indeed a wider discussion about the long-term survival of our species - which many agree is tied up to the fate of other species and vital eco-systems.<br />Before venturing into the in-depth discourse about natural selection as you suggest, it may be worthwhile asking the question "what is 'natural' and what is 'artificial' in the first place?". Human beings are very much part of nature and perhaps it could be argued that whatever we create or do is as much a part of nature as what a beaver or a spider would create or do...<br />We have nurtured many species of fauna and flora such as domesticated farm animals, potatoes, cannabis to name a few, that are entirely dependant on us for their propagation - if not survival (Watch the documentary "Biology of desire").<br />What is of concern though is that we are now capable of action that significantly changes the balances of nature, but we do not yet understand their long-term implications. As the human over-population crisis looms unacknowledged (though not unnoticed) it threatens our own long-term survival and perhaps one could argue - more critically the survival of the knowledge we have aquired over at least 2-3 millenia.halwishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17232228131535337063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313651.post-80227176195618402992011-01-20T02:24:41.047+11:002011-01-20T02:24:41.047+11:00You make a quite a few interesting points here.
...You make a quite a few interesting points here. <br /><br />It is true that the apparent process of "Natural selection" appears to have been greatly hindered. I mean, we know where Natural selection has been discouraged, but due to the large transformations in human lifestyle, the areas where actual Natural selection occurs could have shifted to the less obvious. But it is present, nonetheless. I bet a lot of Natural selection occurs at the embryonic level and at later stages where foetuses are most vulnerable to toxins, radiation and who-knows-what. Influences the average mother was not subjected to 200 years ago. <br />So for many reasons, I like to think that Natural selection is still very much active than many of us believe and has simply become harder to spot. We can only hope that whatever selection that happens, be it "Natural" or "Artificial", would be for the benefit of Humanity.<br /><br />Great post - found it quite refreshing!Asithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861561855488789457noreply@blogger.com