Do you think that the Human race will evolve further?

Question

Do you think that the Human race will evolve further?
>Why/Why not?
>How?
>WHEN?

Answer 1

There is no reason to believe we will stop developing, but the developments may not be as naturally biological as they were.

This is not to say biological developments will not occur, they certainly do and they certainly will, however, technology is more likely to provide augmentation.

I am by no means an Extropian, I'm just calling it as I see it.

Scientists have been researching cloned organs as well as removing genes that may cause rejection from these organs (the studies were successful several years ago in pigs) ... the Air Force has been working on a "mind controlled" cursor as a predecessor to mentally controlled aircraft.

The army has been working on retinal implants, as well.

I mean, through some surgery, we've already been able to undo blindness and such.

We are going to evolve through technology rather than the traditional process. Who has time to wait another hundred million years these days, anyway?

Answer 2

It's hard to tell. On the one hand, I'd like to think we will. There was an Outer Limits episode called "The Sixth Finger" (1963) where an English scientist invents a machine that enables a humble coal miner (played by David McCallum) to become transformed into a superman of 20,000 years from now, an even greater superman of 1,000,000 years from now and ultimately into something like a space alien who throws two policemen off their motorcycles with psychic powers when they try to arrest him.

On the other hand, we might not have the gene force to evolve into anything higher than we already are much like the Saber-tooth cats and Neanderthal Man, and that possibility has to be considered too.

Also, there is a theory in evolution that "the dominant species is the one that is least likely to survive. " Well, the dominant species on the earth today happens to be us. Smaller animals usually have better odds at long-term survival because they can usually occupy smaller, safer niches.

A few years ago, the Discovery Channel had a program and spiders showing what remarakble creatures they were and how they could even survive forest fires by burrowing deep underground, something few other animals can do. The announcer later said that "Spiders were among the first living creatures on Earth and after everything has come to pass, one of the last living creatures on Earth may still be a spider."

Answer 3

In the movie "Idiocracy" the narrator said that without natural predators to thin out the herd, nature rewards those who can procreate the most. Smart people are careful about having and raising kids, but idiots breed like rabbits. Not that I get my scientific data from stupid movies, but it does point out some flaws in evolution. Mutations and natural selection are too ineffective to promote speciation. Natural selection just stabilizes a population. If one animal is more evolved than the rest, it still has to breed with the inferior population. Soon its beneficial mutation would dissolve back into the gene pool. Try an experiment. Take a six-sided die. Toss it many times. 1s don't count, as they are inferior. At the end, average them out. I bet you will get close to a four. You might be luck enough to get close to a five. If you get a six, I will be suspicious. You will never get a seven, which is required if you want your animal to evolve.

Answer 4

Who in their right mind thought humans were now? Evolved? What a crock of bull dung! What would you like to give as examples of an evolved nature in humanity? There are many animals better behaved than man. Just take a look at Emperor Penguins. Look at the level of communal cooperation present in their society, and ask if humans given the supposed superiority of their brains, are even nearly as evolved as they are. You can barely get humans to talk to one another. Much less huddle together in the manner of penguins to withstand the harsh environment that we ourselves have created. Do you really think that penguins would be arguing over the validity of global warning, while the ice is melting under their feet?

Shingoshi Dao

Answer 5

i dont want it to... omg i just cant imagine humans in different forms...

Answer 6

no.
because we are not intended to