Are we humans still evolving?

Question

Physically, Spiritually, Mentally.

A little about me: I believe in Omega Point Theology. (Pierre Chardin)

Societies need both weakling Nerds and dumb Brutes. The best cultures utilize the skills of all types.

Answer 1

Depends on the human, the majority I would say no. There are a few who are trying to reach outside of the world that has been described to them and attain enlightenment, and evolution but these are the spiritual guru's and scientists of the time. As for physical aspect they are only required for what someone lacks in ability to do with their minds and will power. Hence the stereotype the gorilla looking man being a idiot compared to the fragile intelligent nerd. I wonder though which is the right paradigm, to be extremelly intelligent or to be extremelly strong???

Answer 2

Anatomically, physiologically, and cognitively (mentally) yes. Just some recent human evolutionary trends include several immunological system changes in the last 2000 years and increased intelligence due to mutations in the ASPM and Microcephalin genes becoming widespread within the last 40,000 years.

Humans also have shown much cultural evolution (non-genetic based) within the past 200 years, as slavery, abuse of children and women, etc., is now seen by much of human cultures as being evil.

Answer 3

Yes. Humans are actually evolving at a high rate
Diversity is higher than ever and while the selection pressures are different they are actually pretty high. If anybody thinks that medicine or technology has reduced selection pressure in evolution they should take another look around the world.

Answer 4

Not very much, because we now have the ability to keep alive people with genetic defects that are supposed to kill them, and even allow infertile people to breed. I should have died several times so far.

It won't be long, though, before we can repair such damage directly in the DNA, and take over the process of making humans better, healthier, smarter and stronger.

We're out of the loop to a large extent. Evolution requires lots of death.

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Answer 5

No the human race is going the opposite way-on the road to self destruction and gaining speed every day. Now we have a Killer Cold Virus? Increasing Autism in children? Mental illnesses, insomnia, erectile dysfunction? So my hope is in the Lord and not in mankind's evolution.

Answer 6

This web site is an example of a generation evolving into a unified knowledge source. Social/Mental Evolution.

Answer 7

The prime engine of evolution is differential reproductive success - some members of a species have inherited traits that allow them to have more young who reach maturity than do other members.

So long as humans have inherited traits (beauty, height, slimness, intelligence, etc.) that affect how many kids they have, humans will still be evolving.

Answer 8

Bit by bit, we are always evolving.Some people seem to think that if we have evolved then we should still be evolving right before their eyes.But all forms of evolution involves change and change is always slow.Sometimes a little to slow.

Answer 9

I don't know how you see evolution but from the context I taste a little of 'improving over time'.

Natural selection optimises species for their (ever-changing) environment. Nothing more. So in that context, yes, we are (like everything else in nature) constantly evolving.

Answer 10

Yes, though technology certainly hinders natural selection.