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sliverstorm on Oct 23, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Dr. Arjun Srinivasan: We’ve Reached “The End of An...

we eliminated smallpox which was one of the most devastating diseases in history so this fatalism is basically disproved

Smallpox was not eliminated with antibiotics, and nor was polio. Both are viruses, and both were eliminated with vaccines.

Peaker on Oct 23, 2013 [–]

That comment digressed to discuss whether or not evolution plans ahead and "eventually discovers ways to overcome" as implied by the OP. Keep up with the topic :)

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