Would you have survived in the middle ages?

Re:Would you have survived in the middle ages? by barrkel on Monday May 11, 2009 @02:52AM (#603106)

And the contrary point: we are likely to find fixes for genetic diseases, halting the deterioration there.

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Re:Would you have survived in the middle ages? by piramida on Monday May 11, 2009 @03:45AM (#603136)

And another point - how much would remain of an original nature-made human after that. So far, every optimization/fix we made to our body's protective system led to a more serious illness that would avoid the invented cure. I'm afraid fixes on gene level would open the door to the new kind of threat, it's a race we can't win.

BTW, site shows http 403.

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Re:Would you have survived in the middle ages? by jjs on Monday May 11, 2009 @04:42AM (#603190)

> how much would remain of an original nature-made human after that.

Humans have long been evolving in response to patterns of human behavior and technology. We're already partly artificial, so why not make it the artificiality we want, rather than the one we got by accident?

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Re:Would you have survived in the middle ages? by ii on Monday May 11, 2009 @06:14AM (#603253)

> BTW, site shows http 403.

Try proxy server. Any anonymous US proxy works for me. They seem to have crazy IP (spam?) filters that block many legitimate providers, including mine.

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