If not, then what?
2006-12-29 11:15:37 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Define "god" please. I can't answer until I know what we're talking about.
2006-12-29 11:17:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
No. Evolution is not a scheme of continuous improvement, so we're not going to evolve into an energy form like they always do in Star Trek. But of course in Star Trek they also use technology to evolve themselves... so who knows.
We're just going to continue doing what we've always done: live and die in an ever changing environment. Whoever is most successful at spreading their genes to the next generation, they are the evolutionary winners. The big change here is that we're on the verge of going into space. People living on the Moon/Mars etc will have a different environment, so evolution might take a different path there (you don't need strong legs because of the lower gravity).
But any evolutionary prediction is mere speculation. There are too many unknowns for us to make even an educated guess.
2006-12-29 11:33:42 · answer #2 · answered by ThePeter 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. One of the common misconceptions about evolutionary biology is that a species will evolve into 'higher beings'. Evolution is about what survives in a given environment, with natural and artificial selection favouring the entities that get to reproduce.
Humans may evolve into "something better" than what we are, or we may spawn something that simply survives. Either way, by someone's perception we may be 'God-like' - whatever that means...
2006-12-29 11:35:43 · answer #3 · answered by keltarr 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All we can say for sure is that people will change, and in at least some way the change will be for the better. But the rate of human evolution is now very low because the environmental pressure for change is low and there are no longer large pockets of isolated population where differential evolution could occur.
2006-12-29 11:24:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have incredibly for sure in no way examine Darwins artwork. Evolution has no longer something to do with the beginning up of existence yet how species have replaced or "progressed" to greater healthful their surroundings. It takes no faith to have self assurance in evolution whilst this is shown scientific fact. The bible has no verifiable evidence in any comprehend and there is no longer one shred of evidence to instruct the life of a author or god.
2016-10-06 04:40:12 · answer #5 · answered by matlock 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evolution does not have a set goal. If becoming a god can be acheived in small steps that confer a reproductive advantage, it's possible.
2006-12-29 11:33:39 · answer #6 · answered by novangelis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We are already like gods on this earth. We create and destroy. We decide if other species live or die. We have a greater impact on life on this rock than most of us realize.
2006-12-29 11:20:10 · answer #7 · answered by N/A 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to the book of Mormon.
2006-12-29 11:30:27 · answer #8 · answered by Desperado 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, no one knows what or even if humans will evolve further.
2006-12-29 11:23:05 · answer #9 · answered by god_of_the_accursed 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only if you become an invisible, flying dictator.
2006-12-29 11:18:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋