If humankind was to evolve, what do you see changing?

Question

Will we ever learn from experience? I realise we think we do!

Thank you all for your responses so far!
I would like to limit the question to psychological evolution.
As this is central to our behaviour and our living.
Physical evolution is interesting to but secondary.

Answer 1

The most considered change in humankind evolving would be for all to be able to learn to think in three dimension this will allow us to solve the pressing problems of poverty the divide of have and have nots, reduce climate change learn to respect that the foundation of peace is by governance of the right to " Shelter, Sustenance and Security" this are the base to every growth, honesty and trust the fundamentals of need and the ethics that evolve into aims and objectives that form Associations, Parties, Societies Organisations and commerce.

I hope your question evokes the focus of everymind to rethink their contributions to mankind.

Answer 2

Part man part machine.
Terminator or Cybermen.
As CO2 emissions increase so our lungs will have to grow bigger and adapt - which is a backward step!. Millions of years ago the planet had 30% more Oxygen, this enabled creatures to grow to enormous sizes. The draw back was smaller brains because tiny changes suit the evolutionary process. What that means is each generation adapts to its new environment very subtly.As the Genetic code gets shorter the chances of mass extinction increase greatly. The point I'm trying to raise is that every creature that has dominated the Earth, for however long, experiences a dramatic population crash.
Humans are about to face that crisis in the near future. Perhaps 50 / 100 years off.

Answer 3

Human technowlegy has evolved at ever increasing speed. Look at life for thousands of year of history which is virtually the same as compared to the last two hundred years. And today we are advancing in technology even faster than twenty years ago. The human body and mind are not ready for what is just around the corner if we continue this trend. Humans will become non-physical beings due to all the labor saving devices they have developed. The brain can no longer handle today's routine tasks. Humans will need to be involved with their own evolution as we are fitted with chips on our heads that will assist us in making everyday decisions.

Best Regards
Jon

Answer 4

I don't believe there's much more evolving that humans could do, at least nothing that's very interesting. In order to evolve, there has to be a genetic mutation that allows a segment of the population to survive while most of the rest dies out. So growing wings or getting hyper-intelligent is very unlikely to be the next step in human evolution, because those traits aren't necessary for survival. All I can see realistically would be immunity to some diseases, because disease is one of the few things that can really wipe out a population fast, leaving the "evolved" people.

Answer 5

We're screwed, that's all I can say.

I can already see it now:

5932 A.D.

Humans, once the ruling species of the planet Earth have now been reduced, via horrible radiation and chemical processes, to a revolting singular organism calling itself the "Grand Masta Poofycake". Similar in appearance to a rotting organic jelly bean, this giant blob of skin, muscle, and fecal matter, this Grand Masta Poofycake mindlessly rolls around the planet, engulfing entire ecosystems with it's fat-hole of a maw. The worlds whale population, now referred to as "Zhoinkers", have evolved into fully aquatic beings, complete with fishlike gills and the ability to burrow under the ocean floor. The only creatures safe from the Grand Masta Poofycake, Zhoinkers are forced to stay burrowed most of their lives, thus making all evolutionary processes they have gone through all for naught. Eventually, having eaten everything and anything on the surface, the Grand Masta Poofycake rolls over dies of terrible indigestion.

Yes, we shall all evolve into the Grand Masta Poofycake

Answer 6

I think decadence is our problem like in the case of the downfall of the Roman and Greek city-states. These civilizations were the epitome of urban life in the BCs but as the populace craved action and blood and became decadent their social set-ups began breaking down. You further realize that there is always the urge to assert one's percieved racial supremacy when one is very advanced and aware of his global influence. This tendency towards domination has a spontaneously explosive and implosive effect that has in history accounted for downfall of the Nazi regime, plunging the whole world into economic recession.
I don't think we have learnt our lesson as a humanrace, because i see the USA acting in like manner as it's predecessor dominant nations. As pride comes before a fall, i think the Great Babylon that was prophesied in the Bible as falling is America and it will fall and will plunge the rest of the world into another epoch of darkness and doom.
There is nothing new under the sun. Some things never change.

Answer 7

This is very interesting as the use of computers and now the internet should prove to bring such evolution to us! We are in the early stages but as the technology moves forward so our understanding and application of usage in our society of such technology will cause the evolution. At times like this, I wish I could live another 200 years just to be around to see the outcome!

Answer 8

the first step that we will evolve into in order to gurantee our survival is more compassionate people who understand, tolerate and are non-violent to other cultures. Internet is helping us in this direction.

Then once we have a sort of better co-ordination or you say synergy among world's major economies we will create a more advanced human race which will have lots of leisure time to enjoy their life and enhance the quality of life. At this stage, almost the whole generation of earthlings will not have to worry about earning to live a decent life. It will come easy.
Anyway competition will always be the engine for advancement.

It is at that stage that the human brain will grow more and we be able to perform tasks that we can only dream of today.

EnJoy Tibetan wisdom

Answer 9

The addition of the cerebral cortex of our brain is a rather recent addition (in the evolutionary sense) say in the last 100,000 years. This is where our rational and logical thought processes reside. The more primitive limbic system of our brains, is where our raw emotions and belief in the supernatural spring forth. In another 100,000 years or less, we'll have lost the reliance on the limbic system and be total rational and logical species.

But obsolete genes do not die overnight, therefore you'll be seeing people believing in supernatural entities, the afterlife, and other irrational worldviews for some time to come.

Answer 10

Physically I don't see any significant change, not at least for the next 10,000 years. If anything our skin will likely change to accomodate changing climate conditions. (If global warming doesn't wipe us out). Mentally however I can see our bodies starting to evolve. Increased mental capacity, quicker response time, maybe even the abilty to self heal through meditation (who knows?) In short we will propably have better physical control over our bodies through our minds.

We might even be able to control erections! Stop those embarrasing high school moments.