Humanity would split into two distinct species by the end of the 20th century, Michio Kushi contended in a 1984 lecture. He argued that technological augmentation and declining natural fertility were creating a fundamental divergence in human evolution.
By approximately the year 2000, Kushi claimed, humanity would separate into a technologically augmented "bionation" and a naturally evolving macrobiotic race. "Two race - two species - from this earth towards the end of this century," [sic] he said.
Artificial organ replacement technology had advanced to the point where all human organs could theoretically be replaced. Even complete head transplantation was technologically possible, Kushi said, though such procedures would cost more than a million dollars. Japan was leading this technological revolution, with K.M., chairman of Japan's Artificial Internal Organs Industry Association, revealing a comprehensive 10-year development plan for bionic organ replacements.
"Bionation" referred to humans who replace failing organs with artificial ones, Kushi explained, while "Psychonation" involved the chemical and electrical control of mental states. He further identified "Ultra-Psychonation" as involving artificial memory manipulation through chemicals.
The need for technological augmentation was being driven by what Kushi called the rapid degeneration of natural humanity. He pointed to genetic engineering leading toward artificial conception and pregnancy as evidence of this trend. Most alarmingly, he cited research showing a 34% decline in sperm counts since the 1920s, claiming that "23 percent of young male do not have ability to produce children." [sic]
According to Kushi, macrobiotics offered a natural alternative path focused on dietary change, gratitude, and spiritual evolution that could reverse degenerative diseases without technological intervention.
Humanity faced a critical 15-20 year window until approximately the year 2000 to choose between technological augmentation leading to species extinction or natural recovery through macrobiotics. Choosing the technological path would lead to dire consequences, Kushi argued, saying that "End of mankind comes not thousand years later, comes only 50 years - 60 years later." [sic]
