evolution?

Question

if you believe in evolution what changes do you see in humans (phisically) in the future?

Answer 1

Evolution cannot predict the future.

Evolution is driven by (1) the environment, and (2) mutations in the genome. And neither of these are predictable.

And humans have introduced a third variable: (3) technology. I.e. we can affect our own evolution with things like medicine, transportation, agriculture, etc. (E.g. we will try to prevent entire populations from dying due to epidemic or starvation.) And the future directions of technology and medicine are also unpredictable.

But if I had to speculate based on current trends ... humans will continue to get taller and fatter ... and more bald.

Answer 2

Judging from the responses the previous posters (save the one who posted just before me) have no idea how evolution works. In order to evolve there needs to be some type of selection pressure. Humans are not evolving currently, nor are we likely to evolve in the future! Currentlly everyone has an equal chance to reproduce - those less fit (stupid, fat, lazy, born poor, etc) tend to have MORE children and at an earlier age than those who are better off. The only "evolution" taking place might be gene shifts in the extreme upper class, as they tend not to breed with those in lower classes. However, on the grand scale, the human gene population has become more homogeneous in recent times due to global interbreeding (mixed relationships). Humans had the precursers to separate species in the past, in the form of races. Now that races interbreed more frequently, the likelihood of evolving into a separate species is nil.

In short, humans are not evolving because there is no reason to do so. There is no mutation a human could posess that would be so advantageous that that person would be more likely to mate than anyone else.

Answer 3

The question isn't if you "believe" we all have evolved and continue to do so. The world changes, countries change the Planet changes, either we learn to change with it, or we die out. Evolution is another word for adaptation. If anything for humans in the future, we will quit learning to use our brains. We have technology for that now. Simple math is difficult for children since we now have a computer to do it for us. Engineers have computers to figure out structure and stress. Physically, the weather will play a large roll on the future.

However, thechemicals in our foods as well as cloned meats will also play a large role. Our bodies are not designed to intake the massive amounts of chemicals and perservatives in our food sources. It is only a matter of time before our bodies change to accomodate these chemicals.

Need a good example: When I was in highschool, Young women did not have the breasts of 25 yearolds.

Answer 4

Pre-supposing that evolution and natural selection are legitimate and quantifiable, I think it will be difficult to chart for the future due to our interference. Evolution dictates that only the strong survive. Very few people (for example, Peter Sanger) have taken this understanding to its logical conclusion. As long as we continue to prolong the lives of those who are "unfit" for survival, we will continue to have unfavorable mutations persist in the genome.

However, it seems to me that the order of human genetic development is going towards entropy, not organization.

Answer 5

The evidence for evolution is and has been interpreted from a Philosophical and ideological Bias, The answers given by adherents to Evolution here in R&S is proof of the bias and agenda, Atheism has to have an alternate explanation—other than a Creator—for how the universe and life came into existence.
Darwin once identified himself as a Christian but as a result of some tragedies that took place in his life, he later renounced the Christian faith and the existence of God. Evolution was invented by an atheist.
What is sad is that Christians are falling into this Trap and trying to fit evolution into the Bible (Theistic Evolution) thinking they can make it fit.
Lee Stroble in his video listed below “ The Case for the Creator” stated (5 min. 28 sec into the video) The Case for a Creator
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajqH4y8G0MI
http://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=FJ0J0JNU

That “There is no way you can Harmonize Neo Darwinism with Christianity, I could never understand Christians who would say “ Well I believe in God yet I believe in Evolution as well” You see Darwin’s idea about the development of life led to his theory that modern science now generally defines as an undirected process completely devoid of any purpose or plan,”. Now how could God direct an undirected process? How could God have purpose in a plan behind a system that has no plan and no purpose? It just does not make sense.
It didn’t make sense to me in 1966 and it doesn’t make sense to me now.
The Apostle Paul wrote to His Son Timothy stating that “ in 2 Timothy 4:3-4 “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, [because] they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn [their] ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.”

Those Christians who believe in evolution have no idea how that effects their theology.
What is theistic evolution?
http://www.gotquestions.org/theistic-evolution.html


Eternity is a Long Time to be wrong about this

What Hath Darwin Wrought?
http://www.whathathdarwinwrought.com/

Darwin's Deadly Legacy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qHb3uq1O0Q
Darwin & Eugenics....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuTPHvedOOU&feature=related

Creation In The 21st Century - Planet Earth Is Special 1 of 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyUjhgsEJFw

Creation in the 21st Century - The Evidence Disputes Darwin 1 of 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbCbfzmhAN8

Some modern scientists who have accepted the biblical account of Creation
http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/bios/

More than 600 Scientist with PHD’s who have Signed A SCIENTIFIC DISSENT FROM DARWINISM
http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/filesDB-download.php?id=660

Answer 6

Humans stopped evolving long ago. Evolution doesn't occur without natural selection, which tells us that less fit individuals will reproduce less that more fit individuals.

For centuries all humans have had roughly equal opportunities to reproduce, hence no evolution is occurring.

Answer 7

Some scientist believe in the future there will be two forms of humans, a tall slender form, and a short stout form.

Answer 8

What traits will result in offspring that are successful, being defined as having successful offspring. From a "First World" standpoint, money helps. I suspect the changes will be principally mental. I suspect that a reduction in the incidence of dyslexia will be one of the first manifestations.

Answer 9

the changes in humans that will occur due to evolution will not happen in any of our life times, not even within this century. and you cannot predict the changes that will occur because evoultion is based on a group of species that do not die out while changes occurred in its environment.... we can't predict what will happen to the environment and we cannot predict how we will change accordingly.

Answer 10

Since we are now capable of altering DNA your guess is as good as mine. Whatever we want it to be I should imagine.

-Dio