If you don't believe in evolution, do not post in this thread. This is a question aimed towards those who, like me, believe in the concept of evolution.
So here is my question for you, evolution shows that we were once monkey type animals at one point, and look at where we are now. In a million years, if we were still alive, what do you think we would become? Or, do you think that we would continue to change and evolve?
I doupt the species as a whole will go thrue any sigificant evelution, do to the tecknology the weak live, thus pass on the weak genes and no new genes are added, mearly new tecknology. Thus it is doupfull.
Although 314's post was a bit hard to read he does raise the point that the way society functions current removes, in a way, the basis for survival of the fittest. For example the healthcare bill that just passed (whether good or bad) helps those that may be able to be defined as "weak".
If however some cataclysmic event does occur I think that the main changes would deal with cognitive functions as this is what's gotten humans this far.
I doupt the species as a whole will go thrue any sigificant evelution, do to the tecknology the weak live, thus pass on the weak genes and no new genes are added, mearly new tecknology. Thus it is doupfull
Aside from the spelling issues, I agree, but we DID NOT used to be apes! Even according to Darwin we branched off from a common ancestor, we went this way, chimps, lemurs, gorillas, ect. went the other. (This is aimed at the title of the thread, sorry if the author already knows this)
If civilisation (yes I use the Brit spelling) continues in the direction it is, though, we might have to start adapting biologically again, instead of technologically (no this is not a reference to climate change, I believe that is cyclic).
Ta answer your question nothing after humans there will be no more for the soul purpose of, WE WILL KILL EVERYTHING. up till now no other living organism had the power to destroy the world BUT now humans are capable of that, i think without a doubt the world will be destroyed within another 100000 years, which is about the time global warming, pollution, earths rotation changing, so many things to kill everything, and nuclear warheads, there is just no way we will live long enough to change.
I sincerely believe that as a race humans will significantly change. It is true that as a race we are slowly degrading, slipping into massive undesirable genetic pits. The undesirable need for glasses has enveloped our race, while a combination between urban pollution and familial genes have cause a massive spread in asthma. It seems that humans have disregarded natural selection to disastrous effects. In fact, we have not. humans have merely established a new level of natural selection, more complex than our bestial roots. We now live purely on survival of the smartest.
Technology advances exponentially. The more technology we develop, the faster we can develop more. Human society has evolved to a point where we rely so much on technological advancement that without the massive brainpower of our researchers and scientists, we would be literally stuck. People often assume that degradation of physical traits mean degradation of the race. In fact we are not degrading. We are constantly evolving into even more intelligent beings, helped by the unbelievable expansion of technology. When the time comes to save the Earth, either by stopping a nuclear standoff between two countries or reversing a devastating natural disaster that could erase the human race, our saviors will be the smart and clever, not the big and strong.
Who knows? In a thousand years, genetic engineering could have expanded so immensely that we would change body types as casually as we would change clothes.
We, as a species, will grow weaker I think. We will be more susceptable (sp?) to diseases, virusses and infections. So maybe we won't even have the chance to evolve further. We would also see an ever increasing amount of cancer occuring. But if the medical science keeps up,we might be able to conquer our weaknesses. Then I think we would evolve. Though I can't predict any major changes, I think things like the tailbone will grow smaller and smaller.
I always thought it was a useless piece in the body, just left over from ancestors who had a tail. But I looked it up today, and apparantly it is actually still useful, even though we don't have a tail. So maybe it won't dissapear.
Anyone play Bioshock? The whole thing about changing genes rapidly...well it may be possible but it will be painful, and might cause some sort of mental break down, probably will have to engineer some sort of artificial virus that can beat your immune system but other then that I know that they can cross genes from 2 completely different species and they have done it but I think most are still in an embryonic state...for example they have bacteria that produce a human hormone insulin.
Aside from the spelling issues, I agree, but we DID NOT used to be apes! Even according to Darwin we branched off from a common ancestor, we went this way, chimps, lemurs, gorillas, ect. went the other. (This is aimed at the title of the thread, sorry if the author already knows this)
Our common ancestor was some-what ape like, most people are either to ignorant to realize that or just say 'we cam from apes/monkeys' because its easier than saying 'we came from a common ancestor along with apes/monkeys'.
