Fixing Evolution
So I was reading through Cracked and I happened upon this:
http://www.cracked.com/article_22628_5-sneaky-ways-modern-world-destroying-your-body.html
Basically, it talks about how hearing loss, nearsightedness, tooth decay, foot pains, and insomnia are in part caused by our modern way of life.
So it got me thinking. The basic philosophy of transhumanism is that humans have changed themselves faster than evolution can keep up. So how about before we build some rocket engines powered by mitosis and graft them to our ankles, we try to fix some of the things evolution has already fallen behind on?
http://www.cracked.com/article_22628_5-sneaky-ways-modern-world-destroying-your-body.html
Basically, it talks about how hearing loss, nearsightedness, tooth decay, foot pains, and insomnia are in part caused by our modern way of life.
So it got me thinking. The basic philosophy of transhumanism is that humans have changed themselves faster than evolution can keep up. So how about before we build some rocket engines powered by mitosis and graft them to our ankles, we try to fix some of the things evolution has already fallen behind on?
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However, just because we aren't changing, doesn't mean our lifestyles aren't. Our diets have changed to the point where they're ruining our teeth. Our bodies aren't going to evolutionary fix that. So let's fix it ourselves. Maybe heading into laser eyes and new senses was a bit of a skip ahead. We're creating problems for ourselves that our bodies can't yet handle. Fixing those seems like step 1, and then rocket feet is step 2.