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There's a cave in Georgia where they found remains of a human being (or some ancestor) with teeth missing. However, it seems the human survived even after losin

There's a cave in Georgia where they found remains of a human being (or some ancestor) with teeth missing. However, it seems the human survived even after losing teeth, which clearly shows someone else was taking care of him/her, as in chewing the food for them etc., in an environment where losing teeth was akin to death sentence. We as a species have progressed further than anything else because we do not leave the weak ones behind even when they have no chance. This is what makes us human, not the individualism that modern society promotes. (Edit) Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/toothless-skull-raises-qu/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/toothless-skull-r...

gruez 5y ago
>We as a species have progressed further than anything else because we do not leave the weak ones behind even when they have no chance. This is what makes us human, not the individualism that modern society promotes. I don't think OP's point was to leave sick/disabled babies to die, but rather to prevent them from being born. There are some people (ie. anti-abortionists) who think the two are equivalent, but there's also people who think they're not.
- esalman 5y ago
  I think if we see from the mother's point of view, not the child, then the value of empathy can be more justified. I have a 6mo who is perfect in every way. If I know he wasn't going to be, or that he was going to be terminally ill, would I opt for him not to be born? No way. Even in that case he would have deserved a chance, which is I.
bserge 5y ago
Well, no, as a species we have progressed because we are ruthless, smart, have ridiculous endurance and breed all year round, with social structure being important but coming in last. I mean, come on, people walk by other homeless people every day with zero care. We, from the "developed" world, bomb the fuck out of poor sods in less fortunate circumstances, regularly. We let people suffer and kill themselves, considering them weak, unworthy of living. Of course, not out loud. Modern medicine is great, the modern healthcare system in any country is garbage. And humans are still, for the most part, garbage. We're living in the best times only thanks to some smart people putting in some good systems in place.
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gruez 5y ago

>We as a species have progressed further than anything else because we do not leave the weak ones behind even when they have no chance. This is what makes us human, not the individualism that modern society promotes. I don't think OP's point was to leave sick/disabled babies to die, but rather to prevent them from being born. There are some people (ie. anti-abortionists) who think the two are equivalent, but there's also people who think they're not.

esalman 5y ago
I think if we see from the mother's point of view, not the child, then the value of empathy can be more justified. I have a 6mo who is perfect in every way. If I know he wasn't going to be, or that he was going to be terminally ill, would I opt for him not to be born? No way. Even in that case he would have deserved a chance, which is I.

bserge 5y ago

Well, no, as a species we have progressed because we are ruthless, smart, have ridiculous endurance and breed all year round, with social structure being important but coming in last. I mean, come on, people walk by other homeless people every day with zero care. We, from the "developed" world, bomb the fuck out of poor sods in less fortunate circumstances, regularly. We let people suffer and kill themselves, considering them weak, unworthy of living. Of course, not out loud. Modern medicine is great, the modern healthcare system in any country is garbage. And humans are still, for the most part, garbage. We're living in the best times only thanks to some smart people putting in some good systems in place.

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