2006-10-16 02:54:56 · 8 answers · asked by bigpaul253 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
We've hardly changed in 10,000 years. Our physiology and brain capacity is much the same. On the other hand, our civilisation has changed in leaps in bounds. I'm reluctant to use the word 'progress' though. The most recent 'leap' was the Industrial Revolution, we're now arguably entering an Information Age - Internet, communication networks etc. Where that will take us, who knows. Running parallel with all this of course is our growing knowledge of DNA. The implications of tampering with DNA are immense and will definitely reshape civilisation, it's begun already of course. Other big issues are the current conflicts going on around the world that don't appear to be getting resolved anytime soon. Interesting times ahead!
2006-10-16 03:08:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Humans evolve like every other life form but at a very slow rate and we don't know what exactly we will evolve in to yet. Remember that evolution is a very slow process that takes thousands and millions of years. If we look back to the past we can see that we were once ape like with smaller brains and lived more by instinct. Today we are highly advanced and intelligent beings with larger brains and stand upright. However having said all this, many scientists believe that the human race will die out in thousands of years because we have reached the peak of our evolution and therefore we may become extinct sooner.
2006-10-16 10:12:02 · answer #2 · answered by Squirrel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've thought about this one for a while, and can see very few (if
any!) evolutionary pressures on the human race. Why should we get stronger? - we don't need to be any stronger most of the time,a nd we build machines to lift things for us. Smarter? Well, the way I see it, it's the _less_ intellegent people who have more children....
The only way I can see us evolving is through a drastic change in the environment... and of course, I strongly believe that the brain of the human being is still evolving
2006-10-16 10:03:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was a teenager the average hieght of a women was 5'5", now there is a rake of 6' tall teenage girls, so yes to that.
Interesting though that you ask this question because I was in my local supermarket the other day and there appears to be a new race appearing. Have you noticed that chavs actually look similar to each other? I don' just mean the way they dress but their facial geometry and sneering features are distinct from normal people.
2006-10-16 12:33:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think we'll evolve drastically until the environment we live in changes dramatically. I think it's just gonna be a case of 'same old, same old' for a fair few millennia yet... :-)
2006-10-16 10:10:00 · answer #5 · answered by Lain W. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
evolution never stops but there is no reason to think that we are in a changing period of our evolution ( witness the crocodile - been the same for thousands of years ) we seem to be well adapted to our environment as we are
2006-10-16 10:04:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it has turned the corner, made a U Turn, and is regressing.
2006-10-16 09:58:31 · answer #7 · answered by fatsausage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but very slowly, so slow that we will not see it in our lifetime.
2006-10-16 09:56:51 · answer #8 · answered by kitten lover3 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋