looking to the future.
I was debating whether I wanted to put this in here or not. Ultimately, I have to get it out somewhere, and I suppose here is a good place. I was running the creative part of my mind on overtime working on songwriting intensely today, when this popped into my head. Some of this is direct quotes from my original writing and some of it is rewritten. It's not a song, just random thoughts.
Right now, we have made what are considered great strides in medicine. I would agree with that statement. I am, however, very concerned about something that i realized only recently may become a great problem in future generations. As we are able to cure or prolong the lifetime of people with certain diseases like diabetes, more people are living longer. In some cases, diseases that would kill a person before they could have children now have treatments that allow that person to live longer, and have children. What is this doing to the gene pool of the world? Slowly, bad genes are spreading. Several generations from now, where will medical science be? Will it continue on the path we are on and find more cures for more hereditary diseases, or will this problem continue exponentially? The thought of this scares me. Although I won't be around, is it possible that cancer could become as popular as the common cold? Although all of my thoughts are completely unresearched and I can't back any of them up with facts, I think you see the logic in my thinking. Is raising the life-expectancy of humans really screwing future generations into the ground? Are we getting ahead of ourselves? Are we too busy basking in our glory to realize the simple, inevitable problems that will arise as a result of our accomplishments? I can't answer any of these questions. But I am very worried that we might be. My writing in my notebook ends in the following statement, and so will my entry. Our great strides in medicine and the resulting longer lifespans may be, ironically, short lived.
Right now, we have made what are considered great strides in medicine. I would agree with that statement. I am, however, very concerned about something that i realized only recently may become a great problem in future generations. As we are able to cure or prolong the lifetime of people with certain diseases like diabetes, more people are living longer. In some cases, diseases that would kill a person before they could have children now have treatments that allow that person to live longer, and have children. What is this doing to the gene pool of the world? Slowly, bad genes are spreading. Several generations from now, where will medical science be? Will it continue on the path we are on and find more cures for more hereditary diseases, or will this problem continue exponentially? The thought of this scares me. Although I won't be around, is it possible that cancer could become as popular as the common cold? Although all of my thoughts are completely unresearched and I can't back any of them up with facts, I think you see the logic in my thinking. Is raising the life-expectancy of humans really screwing future generations into the ground? Are we getting ahead of ourselves? Are we too busy basking in our glory to realize the simple, inevitable problems that will arise as a result of our accomplishments? I can't answer any of these questions. But I am very worried that we might be. My writing in my notebook ends in the following statement, and so will my entry. Our great strides in medicine and the resulting longer lifespans may be, ironically, short lived.