Originally posted by /^Blackmagik^\
why is it that humans don't practice natural selection? i mean that's the way things are supposed to work. if you're born with defective parts you die. it helps keep the gene pool healthy. if a person that is born with a life threatening disability dies then his/her dna is not passed on to offspring, therefore the defective dna is lost and effectively filtered from the gene pool. the same goes for cancer and other illnesses and conditions.
personally i think that modern medicine is more of a detriment to society than a help, but that's just my opinion. what are your thoughts?
Either way your argument is a moot point. We, as humans, do have the technology to gather around in a proverbial circle to protect our young and our sick. And that is our strength when faced with natural selection. Maybe you should think about that the next time someone you love has strep throat or needs an operation or who's heartbeat keeps dropping in the middle of being born. An animal's worth is based on it's ability to help provide for the group. Look at Stephen Hawking. Do you think perhaps we should have killed him at birth?