Interesting points. I agree that it is most certain that evolution from a natural sense is something we have forced ourselves out of.
I worry though that the further down that path we venture, the more likely we are to hasten our demise. A few thousand years is nothing to evolution. As long as we are completely reliant and subject to its rules - and we are, we are at it's mercy. Our insistence on protecting our weak, and encouraging their procreation is almost certainly a dead end, evolution wise. The clock is already ticking, and it's not if, but when and how bad. Hell, segments of our population die from immediate peanut exposure - good grief!
We are not so brimming with extra talent that we can just throw it away after a few decades.
I'm not sure I agree with this. I think we are. What our current society is poor at though IMO is recognizing and developing that talent. For every Feynmen, there are thousands that "drop out" due primarily to artificial pressures.
I worry though that the further down that path we venture, the more likely we are to hasten our demise. A few thousand years is nothing to evolution. As long as we are completely reliant and subject to its rules - and we are, we are at it's mercy. Our insistence on protecting our weak, and encouraging their procreation is almost certainly a dead end, evolution wise. The clock is already ticking, and it's not if, but when and how bad. Hell, segments of our population die from immediate peanut exposure - good grief!
We are not so brimming with extra talent that we can just throw it away after a few decades.
I'm not sure I agree with this. I think we are. What our current society is poor at though IMO is recognizing and developing that talent. For every Feynmen, there are thousands that "drop out" due primarily to artificial pressures.