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Originally posted by GakFace
well.. we say its possible to create such a weapon, well I say its also possible to make something that will enhance our immune systems tenfold. If that happens, who cares about some incurable disease when our body won't let it in?
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You're right. They say human biological evolution has, in a way, ended - so perhaps we craft our own evolution, maybe even becoming somewhat machinelike in nature. At some point we become cybernetic and perhaps some of our assumptions about consciousness are even challenged. We'll evolve ourselves and some of the consequences of that will be foreseen and others won't.
And perhaps then a new natural order will arise from our new nature and create new eqivalents to biological threats like Aids and anthrax and ebola virus. And humans will continue to have discussions like this one. Because no matter what lofty heights we reach, there'll always be something larger, nastier, more powerful, and more chaotic than us.
That's the reality for any group that pegs itself to a common identity, whether it's a tribe, a nation, a race or a species. And we'll always fight the "chaotic" elements around us for the sake of the common identity.
The best we can do is to consolidate, grow, and evolve as a group; but the threats will always exist around us and will come from all directions.