Humanity's Next Evolution?
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Somewhere, something went terribly RIGHT.Continuum said:I don't know where the evolutional process will take us, but this is where it has so far.
Ah, but wasn't dark skin considered repulsive and second class until about 30 or so years ago?laststandman said:
yea the whole bit about natural selection gets thrown out, in theory i should have adapted or died, i have glasses ie crap eyesight, and i am allergic to several substances which some i have evolved to produce defenses since i have eaten them enough.TheLastCylon said:
To make sure humanity is better i should not reproduce thus helping the gene pool to remain slightly fresh.
OT: the next evolution will hopefully be more efficient lungs as our atmosphere becomes more polluted and we will grow taller for whatever reason...
Only for a brief time in certain countries. 1950's America does not accurately represent all of Earth's societies throughout the ages, racism took time to develop and decline. More to the point, dark skins evolved, over time, to combat the cancerous rays of the sun; it wasn't like one person was jet black in a land of chalkies, it took many generations of gradually darker people to produce that paragon of evolutionary achievement we know today.mrhappyface said:
Stanley Kubrick answered this 42 years ago - we're going to become STAR CHILDEN, and it'll be totally awesome because our entire lives will be accompanied by an epic, orchestral soundtrack consisting of the best in classical music.
In order for evolution to take place, we need natural selection and, as of right now, we don't have that. At least not to a large extent (see Darwin Awards).
Our medical technology has advanced to the point where diseases and disabilities (such as asthma and scoliosis) that would normally have prevented people from reproducing are treatable to the point where those genes continually get passed on. This not only applies to physiological attributes but mental ones as well.
With the possible exception of extreme retardation (which usually has little to do with genetics and is more often caused by other external factors) even people that would be considered slow or have conditions such as Bi-polar disorder or Schizophrenia, more often than not, can reproduce. If the smartest and strongest person in the world has just as much of a chance of reproducing as a sickly and slow person, evolution pretty much goes out the window.
I'm not saying that any of this is bad, but it does put a hamper on the evolution of our species. Basically, at this point, the evolution of our technology has to replace the physical evolution of our race.
So, basically this.
Our medical technology has advanced to the point where diseases and disabilities (such as asthma and scoliosis) that would normally have prevented people from reproducing are treatable to the point where those genes continually get passed on. This not only applies to physiological attributes but mental ones as well.
With the possible exception of extreme retardation (which usually has little to do with genetics and is more often caused by other external factors) even people that would be considered slow or have conditions such as Bi-polar disorder or Schizophrenia, more often than not, can reproduce. If the smartest and strongest person in the world has just as much of a chance of reproducing as a sickly and slow person, evolution pretty much goes out the window.
I'm not saying that any of this is bad, but it does put a hamper on the evolution of our species. Basically, at this point, the evolution of our technology has to replace the physical evolution of our race.
So, basically this.
somekindarobot said:
probably get tougher spines and legs as our asses get fatter. ho wait, that's already happening. sad, isn't it.
Even if we could...just no...tristow said:
Anyone who stands between me and becoming Harvey Birdman must be eliminated. No exceptions.mrhappyface said:
OT: Humanity's next evolution will come from the one thing going for us: Technology. No predators, no mating for purpose of better genes for the future generations (rtards, people with glasses, alergies). Also natural selection is pretty brutal, do better or die. Not the idea humans seem to be going for.
If we do eveolve. It will probobly be the development of powers. i say this because we as a society are getting lazyer, so we will get to a point where we can sit on a couch and pick up the remote with our mind, or light the stove without turning a nob. It wont be evolution to survive, but to be more comfortable
Possibly our lungs adapt to the filth in the air.
Short of a massive alteration in climate or surroundings - say, a meteor strike - we're not going to see anything drastic for a long time, though.
Short of a massive alteration in climate or surroundings - say, a meteor strike - we're not going to see anything drastic for a long time, though.
According to Bob The Killer Goldfish, fish are the highest-living lifeform in the universe. (As exampled in an episode of Earthworm Jim where he evolved himself up to a super-brainiac psychic man and then went full-circle back into a fish.)
Well, our brains are going to gradually become bigger and bigger. "Survival of the fittest" often gets confused with physical strength being the most important factor - but nowadays, it dosen't hold that much of importance.
But all biological evolution will be nothing compared to all the wonderful new technology.
But all biological evolution will be nothing compared to all the wonderful new technology.
immunity to some more diseases would be nice.
But ideally, giant angel wings. Or an X-men type scenario.
But ideally, giant angel wings. Or an X-men type scenario.
That...pretty much explains what I was thinking. But in greater detail, since I'm way too lazy to actually go out and do the research.Halaxis said:
Otherwise? ...I'd say that 'evolution' is, while going on, starting to be experimented with since we've gotten an almost green-light with genetic engineering.
