we are on the cusp of greatness yet we will fail and die as all our intelligence goes into solving problems we create ourselves. we have so generalised how can we evolve apart from getting weaker, fatter and less intelligent. we will at this rate crash and burn real soon and take a lot of animals with us.jellyfish have thrived for 2 billion years without a brain. crocodilians and sharks haven't changed much in quite a few million years with a small brain. now look at us with our huge brain.

We are not devolving as a civilization, so much as our technology is progressing much faster than we can culturally adapt to it. This may lead to a breakdown in civilization, But unlike ancient civilizations, the technology is so widespread worldwide I think it is unlikely we we enter into another all out dark age where most technology gets lost as has happened for past civilizations.

So you are talking eugenetics as a solution to the poor and undereducated increasing the population? Perhaps the evidence that we are de-evolving is because we still have poor and uneducated. Maybe "poor and uneducated" does not mean nor imply inferior genes.

I agree that the human race has ceased to evolve. That happened the instant we began to change our environment to suit our needs rather than adapting to it.

As for your assertion that we are de-evolving, I do not agree. We are seeing a few things at work. One thing we are seeing is that the internet has given a voice to those who previously were ignored. The current generation of Americans is the highest educated generation in our history. We're also seeing a pushback from the religious in this country. As religion is dying, those who have historically held sway are fighting harder to maintain it. As time goes by we'll see them either take control by force, or fade away.

I feel there is nothing to do about it. We can preach all day long about zero- and negative-birth plans. We can preach all day long about purposeful breeding for health. But none of it matters as long as there are no population control laws. People just have to have that third, fourth, or eighth mouth to feed. They don’t want to understand that those kids are going to have to fight for jobs and housing. They just want to feel good about themselves.

You are arguing for eugenics. I'm not a hundred percent on the other side, but who decides who lives and dies? Who decides who gets to reproduce?