If you were in charge of intelligent design what would you do for human beings?

I’d create humans that would be less vulnerable, in all ways.

I would give up because it is hopeless.

• Fix that nasty retina that is wired in the back, giving us a blind spot, instead of the front.
• Eliminate that useless appendix.
• Give the gallbladder a bigger duct so it doesn’t plug up with stones.
• Make our backs less susceptible to pinched disks, soreness, and muscle strains.
• Move the clitoris a bit.
• No more wisdom teeth.
• Fix our laryngeal nerve so it doesn’t take the circuitous and unnecessary trip down the throat and around the aorta that is a holdover from our fish days

I’ll probably think of a bunch more!

Thje human species is already perfect in design and need no further alteration nor correction.

Look around closely and you would see…

If you cannot yet see, then the fault is yours not the human.

not make them, or leave them as they are for my general amusement.

1. Two separate pathways for breathing and eating. No more choking on food.
2. Put as much space as possible between the reproductive organs and the human’s sewage outlet.
3. Improve the eyes so that they can perceive more than just the current tiny spectrum. Will add UV, EM, Infrared, Microwave, Gamma and Radio wave bands to the visible spectrum.
4. Zoom function for the eye.
5. Echolocation
6. Radar.
7. Radio communication system in the brain. Preferably audiovisual.
8. Chlorophyll in the outer skin layers enabling photosynthesis.
9. gills, enabling under water breathing.
10. retractable claws, like cats.
11. improved hearing
12. improved sense of smell.
13. replace mitochondria by microscopic fusion reactors or preferably zero point energy generators.
14. energy emitters in the outer layers of the skin, enabling humans to fire powerful Ki-blasts.
15. system wide anti gravity generators and electrogravitic propulsion systems, enabling wingless flight
16. integrated warp drive and epidermal deflector shields

Then you would at least be half as magnificent as me.

Actually, I wouldn’t do all that much. Part of growing as a human being is learning to overcome your weaknesses. Doing everything for people takes away that opportunity for growth. Maybe a few medical things, like doing away with the appendix, doing away with the ability to contract cancer, etc.

@crisw: Interestingly enough, wisdom teeth have only been made useless by modern dentistry because now it’s somewhat rare for people’s teeth to fall out. :)

I’d get rid of the arm pit hair. What the hell is it for? It has no purpose as far as I can tell.

@kess: If he’s human and he has a fault, wouldn’t that be a human fault?

On second thought, I would not put the liquid waste disposal pipeline through a recreational area.

@kess

“Thje human species is already perfect in design and need no further alteration nor correction.”

Really?

Then why do we have lower back pain, blind spots, appendicitis, gallbladder disease, difficult childbirth, hiccups, etc? All are due to our supposed “design.”

Compound eyes! Yeah, no more sneaky uppy from behind…...i’d put in an order for my very own titties as well, a little self indulgent I know, but ooh what a thrill ;¬}

@kess I understand totally what you are saying and getting at. Thanks for the input.

It will be like that to those who thinks so…...

Still do not understand?

I would give us the capacity to know how we impact each other, that is everything we say and do, how that impacts the recipients and makes them feel.

@kess

Why not just actually answer the question?

I would make us smarter so we would know we have to stop using up all the worlds resources out of selfishness and greed. Sorry for the downer.

@noelleptc, what would we need see through belly skin for?

@crisw, He did answer the question, he gave his opinion. If you really want to know the answers to your counter questions start another thread.

“Then why do we have lower back pain, blind spots, appendicitis, gallbladder disease, difficult childbirth, hiccups, etc? All are due to our supposed “design.”

@noelleptc I see, excellent, wouldn’t that be spectacular.

Remove the ability to experience excruciating pain.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=what-is-the-function-of-t

@ucme ”…...i’d put in an order for my very own titties as well, a little self indulgent I know, but ooh what a thrill ;¬}
No; they’re not a thrill or anything close. lol

@Aster Haha, aww come on i’m a guy. I’d be honking those hooters all day long. Like a kid in a candy store :¬) …....oh & i’d definitely be using “mine” right ;¬}

Naw, if they were glued to you? You’d get tired of them real fast. Especially in summer. ):

I would design the human brain to be several million times more intelligent then it is now so that we will be able to solve all of our own problems.

Give them a better fucking brain.

Eliminate eating for pleasure
Eliminate mental disorders

1) I’d adjust the rods and cones ratio a bit and add modify them to permit seeing in the Infra red region.
2) I’d add chloroplasts so we could make food from sunshine, CO2 and Water.
3) I’d make genitals retractable and move them to the center of the chest.

@worriedguy why number 3? That seems to be a slightly odd placement.

I’d discontinue the species and start an entirely new design.

I’d eliminate the appendix and the wisdom teeth, first off. How people can deny evolution when those things are there is beyond me, but that’s a different story. I’d make the brain less prone to mental disorder and the heart less prone to heart disorder. I’d make childbirth less risky and painful. Seriously: having children should be a life-threatening experience. What kind of deity thought that up? Also: NO FUCKING CANCER and NO FUCKING AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES. Those two things are the ultimate fail of the human body.

As for cool things, I would add a third eye that could see through objects. It would make finding lost things a lot easier. It could also be switched on and off at will so to avoid annoyances. I would add a third ear that could hear thoughts, but again, it could be switched on and off at will. Then I would add the ability to fly/hover and of course, the ability to become invisible when convenient. :D

@DominicX you forgot no prions.

@Winters I’d put them up there so you could couple and kiss at the same time. Hugging and cuddling would be doubly nice. Having them near the legs just seem like the wrong spot. the testicles and penis get knocked around too much.

Oh, while we’re at it (and now that I know better) I’d put a valve in the prostate to shut off the squirt when you don’t want it.

@ragingloli – Re #14: energy emitters in the outer layers of the skin, enabling humans to fire powerful Ki-blasts’

Ha Dou Ken!

Do we still get to say that?

I’d give women another breast. On the back. For dancing.

I think I’d make sleep optional. Save it for ritual or interstellar travel or stuff like that.

No farting. Or better still lovely smelling farts. No snoring. Sneezing wouldn’t be so messy or contagious. Pregnancy would require the intention of both parties for it to happen.

I think would do something with elbow and scrotum skin so that it is smooth like the rest of the skin. In addition to previously mentioned upgrades, I would also omit tonsils and improve the teeth so that they are less prone to decay. I think I might make some kind of an intake shutoff to a smaller stomach that has a caloric counter to better regulate calorie intake.

Directionable ears, like a dog. Imagine how rude you could be to people who are boring you at a party…

I just thought of another one:
I would have two separate delivery systems for liquid waste elimination and reproductive sperm delivery. Only a poor engineer would use the same outlet tube for such critical, level 1 systems such as urination and reproduction. The current design would fail the ISO 31000 risk management regulation guidelines.
My SDD (sperm delivery device) would be awesome.

And one more….
I’d make the sperm with the Y chromosome swim slightly slower than the X so there would be twice as many XX holders out there for every XY.

I’ll bet violent crime would be a whole lot lower.

Remove genes of nasty genetic diseases such as mucoviscidosis and neurofibromatosis from the human genome.

@noelleptc I’m not clear. Are you contradicting @worriedguy or making his case?

Personally, I’d just say get rid of the gender thing altogether, or even better, make it a function of mood. Get rid of this pre-existing plumbing and wiring limitation.

@noelleptc When you look at violent crime rates, the girl fights are nowhere near as bad as the 16–26 year old male violence. More women would make it easier to keep men under control.
A little less testosterone and a more estrogen would make the world a better place.
Plus, I’m a guy so that ratio looks pretty good from here. ;-)

I wish I could GQ this question more times!

@noelleptc Well, just so the XX’s can get in on this too, the ⅓ in @worriedguy‘s fantasy world are not going to see girl fights as a downside, necessarily.

Word to the warrior.