Nature seems to prefer a multitude of forms, while humans tend to think about "ideal" forms. "Pure bred" dogs are a really great example of how humans fuck things up. English Bulldogs for example have been bred for a certain look for such a long time that they have a pile of common health problems. The mothers can't even give natural birth to puppies and generally require a C-section! That little factoid prompted me to write this post.
The notion that humans won't fuck up their own genetics with self-directed "evolution" or genetic editing is a joke. If people attempt to plan out their own offspring's genes en masse the human race would go extinct very quickly.
Nature doesn't seem to work toward ideals at all. If anything it uses randomness and perturbation of the environment to make sure there are no ideal conditions and this creates the profusion of forms we see. The profusion of forms makes sure life continues.
The transhumanists are basically a death cult.
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