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Author Topic:   The next stage of human evolution
ikabod
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Message 19 of 33 (343519)
08-26-2006 5:51 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by mitchellmckain
08-25-2006 3:30 AM


well as we are not a finished product immediate area s for evolution would seem to be those dealing with our bodies current weak areas ,a better spine for the upright stance is a good example .
given the way we have changed our life style with technology prehaps better systems for living to age 80 plus , ie longer lasting teeth , hip and knee joints , and the general retarding of the effects of aging .
As we have minimised many of the natural pressures from our enviroment any adaptive changes will really only come when we either move to new enviroments eg space , or low gravity worlds like moon and mars or when the enviroment of earth changes beyond our coping .
Techno-lution is still the realm of sci fi what ifs , and is dependant on sovling world energy , food and population issues , unless you are looking at a small selective population .

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ikabod
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Message 22 of 33 (343684)
08-26-2006 4:09 PM
Reply to: Message 20 by Brad McFall
08-26-2006 9:39 AM


Re: sci fi to the back -- if you will
what i ment by " a small selective population " being effected by techno-lution is that currently the inherent cost of developing , making and maintaining such ideas would limit them to the rich and powerful elites , .. a nice sci fi plot for a divergemnt split in the evolution of humans ....

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