Steroids

Nature is a complicated thing. We can't fully understand all it's interactions, and we can't always afford the time to think before we act. One can only expect people to instantly react to a plague that overtakes society. However, when we can afford to sit back a little we should take that time. Steroids are not small pox nor are they a cure for a plague. Yes, there are uses: My girlfriend takes steroids occasionally when her MS acts up. For the most part, however, steroids are a means to alter the human physique. Hardly a noble deed with possible dire consequences for the future human race. We need to devise a plan for when modern medicine concurs the cause of death. Don't laugh, it's in the future as sure as DNA manipulation. Again, steroids are the tip of the iceberg. We need to establish a plan before we get there otherwise the entire world will be illness free, stronger than normal, and starving to death. If you're questioning my ethics... good. That's the point. "Modern medicine", having all good intentions, is on a path that leads to one road: Eventually we will have to choose what humanity physically looks like, how many people live, and how many people die. Maybe we'll have to put restrictions on the size of families. And if you think this is thousands of years in the future - you're wrong. It'll probably be 30 years before modern medicine solves the cell degeneration problem, and half that before parents are gentically choosing children with higher than average brain capacities. Now is one of those times we can sit back and discuss where this is all leading.

Nature is a complicated thing. We can't fully understand all it's interactions, and we can't always afford the time to think before we act. One can only expect people to instantly react to a plague that overtakes society. However, when we can afford to sit back a little we should take that time. Steroids are not small pox nor are they a cure for a plague. Yes, there are uses: My girlfriend takes steroids occasionally when her MS acts up. For the most part, however, steroids are a means to alter the human physique. Hardly a noble deed with possible dire consequences for the future human race. We need to devise a plan for when modern medicine concurs the cause of death. Don't laugh, it's in the future as sure as DNA manipulation. Again, steroids are the tip of the iceberg. We need to establish a plan before we get there otherwise the entire world will be illness free, stronger than normal, and starving to death. If you're questioning my ethics... good. That's the point. "Modern medicine", having all good intentions, is on a path that leads to one road: Eventually we will have to choose what humanity physically looks like, how many people live, and how many people die. Maybe we'll have to put restrictions on the size of families. And if you think this is thousands of years in the future - you're wrong. It'll probably be 30 years before modern medicine solves the cell degeneration problem, and half that before parents are gentically choosing children with higher than average brain capacities. Now is one of those times we can sit back and discuss where this is all leading.