What is the next step in Human Evolution? How long before we find
out? Will humans survive long enough to know? Say we have the
polar ice caps begin to melt and the sea level began to rise hundreds of
meters, covering every continent and turning Earth into a water planet.The
human race is unfortunately scattered across the ocean in individual, isolated
communities consisting of man made islands and sea vessels. Will we adapt
to the tremendous change or will the human race get eliminated by mother
nature. Or will we be able to grow gills and webbed feet? Humans
becoming mutants with webbed feet and gills, an evolutionary step in some
of the humans to accommodate the changes in climate. We'll never know till it
happens but it makes you think what we are capable of.
But lets
talk about something that might be happening right now, our ability to fight
diseases. Technology has played a big roll in our fight against diseases, such
as the creation of medication. In todays age, as humans become more and more
dependent upon medication for survival, we can expect human immune system to
slowly weaken. Is it safe to say that medication might not be as good as it is
intended to be? Well my opinion on medication is, it is good and bad for
society. Medication as well as other substances can be abuse and used beyond
prescribed. Also some medications may cure some illnesses but create new ones.
In like a lot of medication Ads they tell you how great it is but towards the
end list a bunch of side effects that me be worse than what you already
have. Why would our body need a powerful immune system if all diseases are tackled by medication?
Lots of ideas here -- maybe you should look at different kinds of medications:over the counter, pain relief, anti-depressants. Are you including disease preventatives like vaccines?
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You have a great idea about what you are researching, but I feel like I should point out that some of the ideas you have towards medicine is misplaced. We don't naturally have a strong immune system towards the viruses and diseases out tere, nor is it actually getting worse with the introductions to new medicine. The reason the field of medicine is constantly evolving is because the diseases and virus themselves evolve past what our immune systems are used too. If the viruses and diseases had stayed stagnant throughout time, we would naturally have strong enough immune systems to fight them off, or if we did get sick, it would only be once per virus/disease.
ReplyDeleteIt's true that in the current age of civilization, we have grown somewhat dependent on the new drugs/medicine coming out to help preserve our lives. But that is more out of necessity of keeping up with the evolution of the virus/disease. We may be the "most" evolved species on the earth, but that doesn't mean we are the only ones that are constantly evolving to keep up with the new demands of the world
Good questions! I think the over use of antibiotics has lead to our bodies becoming immune to their effects. The over prescribed antibiotic for an ear infection or runny nose and cough. When years and years ago people's bodies were able to fight off these infections on their own. I agree that there's an over use!
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