(April 23, 2010 at 9:22 am)Paul the Human Wrote: When you consider that the human body is the result of millions of years of evolution by natural selection, it is an amazingly complicated machine. If you believe that it was 'designed' by a 'creator', you must also admit that this 'creator' mucked it up dramatically.
I am always astonished over how efficient it is.
(April 23, 2010 at 9:22 am)Paul the Human Wrote: I sometimes wonder if humanity hasn't gone beyond evolution at this point. We have taken control of things to such an extent that 'natural selection' doesn't seem like it can have much effect on us anymore. Those genetic anomalies that cause change (over generations) are now countered by modern science. Those born with these anomalies are now able to reproduce, passing those genes on to the next generation when natural selection would have prevented it. Our own knowledge may eventually be the driving force behind our devolution. Good thing it takes so damn long!
Humanity hasn’t, as you put it, gone beyond evolution. We are simply aware of evolution and can manipulate it to our benefit, in the same way we managed to go to the moon.
But you’re correct in that disadvantageous genes are being passed on, and those problematic alleles will have an increased frequency in the genome.
