But have you thought of the fact that the human race can also be made to work together to form a single intelligent platform?

I have actually :) And I think that although there are single human organisms (individuals) who are extremely intelligent if we look into the behavior of the humankind as a whole, our decisions as a species and our moral calls resemble the thinking of a 2-year-old. And I don't talk about advances in technology but about moral: wars, food, and water distribution, poverty, etc :/

Have you watched "Idiocracy"? I think it is a genius glimpse into the future!

Intelligence grows when it is stimulated from the environment. Unfortunately, the technology substitutes the need for being intelligent. Even if you have the greatest genes, if they are not stimulated by the environment, they will never appear. So, is the intelligence gene selection going to work if we use machines to think instead of us?

A great provocative article, @samminator. As always!