So, you think mankind is special? A slideshow to humble the proud.

[Bozo Erectus]

But emotions and feelings were doing fine for us the first 100,000 years of human history; it is only when there got to be so many of us . . .

You can get by on emotions when there are under a million people on the planet. A world with billions needs to think, very hard.

 

[El_Machinae]

One would almost say that we should encourage long-term thinking

 

[warpus]

Luckily, we're now at a stage where science can alter biology. If we're very lucky, we can continue to learn in these areas.

Of course, there is just no such thing as 'flawless' or 'perfect'

 

[El_Machinae]

No, but it's a direction to move towards. As a concept, it's a viable (though unattainable) goal.