Are we creating a weaker human race? Do you agree?!


Question: Are we creating a weaker human race!? Do you agree!?
I heard a scientist on TV say that because of modern medicine we are now surviving things that would have killed up!. Babies who would have died because of premature birth, under developed lungs and hart ailments as well as a number of other illnesses would have died but are now being saved!. Back in the 1800's children who got diabetes died before they had a chance to procreate!. Children who were hemophiliacs died, they didn't go on to have babies of their own!. He says that modern medicine is creating a weaker human race!.

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Yes and No!.

You are sort of correct in what you cited!. But not all of the diseases that killed people in the past were genetic!.

Hemophiliaea can only happen if two people with the gene have children!.

Not all diabetes is genetic!.

I will agree that extreme premies will often have lifelong problems, but not all!.

I do not think eugenics - selective breeding is the solution to make a stronger human species!. I know that's what you are driving at!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

If you subscribe to the Darwin theory of evolution, you would have to agree with this statement!. Defective genes that would have killed a person 100 years ago, are passed on to children that would never have been born because their parent should have died!. There is no natural selection except the "Darwin Awards"!. The winners of those awards have cleaned up the gene pool for us!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

I suppose that's one way of looking at it!. The concept of "only the strong survive" is an effective way of culling out weak prey animals!. It plays a role in evolution as well, but that would take centuries if not longer!. The average age to die in the 1800's was 40-50!. The #1 cause of death in women was childbirth!.

Man may have been stronger then, but he died much earlier!.!.!.
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No!.!.Modern medicine might tend to weaken us but pollution and close contact with multitudes of people challenge and strengthens our immune systems!.When medicine helps you survive a deadly disease your offspring will inherit some resistance to that disease!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

no, we're just overpopulating because we die from less!.
(and i can't seem to figure out why people want to have kids)
but yeah, maybe!.
but for the most part, we're 'stronger' because of the antibacterial stuff and all!. i guess!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I agree!. While I'm not against modern medicine, I do believe people should consider whether or not they should reproduce!. Sadly it's usually the least qualified that procreate the quickest :/Www@Answer-Health@Com





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