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qseratoday at 9:00 AM2 repliesview on HN

> We have not ended up with "humans which aren't as strong, aren't as smart, aren't as well adapted to a changing environment, etc."

Haven't we?


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SamoyedFurFlufftoday at 12:53 PM

Objectively we’ve only become smarter (IQs have increased), stronger (fitness records continue to be broken), etc. since infant mortality shrank. If you believe otherwise please provide evidence.

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throwaway173738today at 12:10 PM

This line of reasoning leads to “some people are weak and unworthy of life because they are impure.” I don’t think rolling back our work to end infant mortality to prevent weak people from living is the right answer.

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