Originally posted by Ultimate Hulk43
That would suck but I hope it never comes to that. My mom also tells me that mentally handicapped people usually live longer than normal humans.
that wouldn't be my experience. Mental handicap is sometimes associated with other physical maladies that can cause early death. I don't know any stats though 🙁
Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
That means we're getting weaker as individuals. As a species control of the planet is something of a one horse race.
agreed
but weaker is not an evolutionary term. We are not becoming weaker, we are just adapting to our environment. In the environment we are in now, certain genetic combinations are more suited for procreation than others. While they may be radically different from what is necessary to survive in the wild, it does not mean that there is any less selection pressure on our genes. We are still evolving, it is just people assume that to "evolve" is to get "better".