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Originally posted by Damokun
We're regressing because modern medicine is keeping alive those who should be dead, and so the bad genes are sticking around
True, humans are living much longer that we did even a 100 years ago. This is a shock to our bodies, our genetics are expecting not to last as long and hence cancer and heart disease has become more common in recent years (they are diseases mostly relating to age). People only knew what caused disease 200 years ago (bacteria), but it took even longer for health to prove and many died from serious diseases which could of been prevented.
Evolution takes 1000's of years, and our bodies aren't up for living as long as we do. Just 5000 years ago, back in pre-historic times, where life was simple, and disease was not common people only lived to around to their early 30's
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