Where Is Human Evolution Heading?

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@youwillremember of XX
You have been lied to by whoever told you the nonsense you are repeating.
Evolution is a scientific fact. You don't even seem to understand what the word 'theory' means in a scientific context.
Evolution happens, and has been happening for millions of years. The reason scientists refer to the 'theory' of evolution is that the way evolution works is not understoon 100%. Compare this to the theory of gravity. We know that 'what goes up must come down' but we don't fully understand why and how.
Your understanding of 'random' in the context of evolution is also flawed beyon belief.
You're welcome to your opinion, but it is uninformed. You sound like you've been listening to the lies of creationists who pretend they know what they are talking about while ignoring scientific fact for religious dogma.
And discussing faith alongside science is also nonsense. You don't need faith to believe in something unless there is no evidence that it exists (e.g. god). Science has proven that evolution occurs, just as science has provided the basis for the computer you typed your comment on. The same scientific process that enables us to fly in aeroplanes, use computers, fly to the moon, etc. is the EXACT same process that has provided our understanding of evolution.
Ignorance comes from a lack of understanding, and you don't understand science or evolution. Your 'intelligent design' comment shows only too clearly that you do not understand what the theory of evolution even says about the adaptation of organisms, so why are you saying it's wrong?
If you want to believe a magic sky fairy designed life as it is today, go ahead. Just don't try to prove that it is correct, because science, which is based on observed facts, will prove you wrong every time without having to resort to magic to explain something.

Bobby 12:45AM July 26, 2008

@pimenta evolution (to the extent of the origin of species) takes as much faith as intelligent design since there has only been proven minor evolutionary changes. the leap from the primordial soup to mankind has not been proven other than by assumptions based on observations of the smaller scale of evolution. that said its kind of funny that what is still considered a "theory" should be disguised as complete truth just because more scientists accept it and seek to find proof to back it up. take a moment to think of trying to reproduce the creation of the world an everything around us in a computer program. even if you could program molecules to bounce around till they had random collisions that caused further reactions that lead to chemical buildups that would then lead to the creation of life, in the end you would still hav to program it yourself. It would not spring forth of its own. if thats not intelligent design then i guess all programmers are random key smashing idiots :)

youwillremember 12:07AM July 26, 2008

The concept of the evolution of man or humanity is a fact of life whether you care for the theories of Darwin and his friends or not...humanity as well as the rest of the world, our solar system and our universe is not exactly a cosmic accident and we will have to wake up that our moral and ethical lives are very important for our family ,friends, and fellow citizens......we may have to develop as much in the future as we have progressed in the past....and that sounds pretty hopefull to me.....cordially , Steve...

Steve S. Roisman of CA 11:36PM July 25, 2008

Evolution, now a days, works like this:
Lets say you want to get rid of a certain pest that is ruining your crops, so you spray a pesticide to control it, and find that it mutates and becomes resistant to the pesticide, that is in a way evolution, or adaptation if you will. For that to happen you wiped out ALL members of it's population that did not have the resistant gene.
Species evolve when they are faced with near extinction scenarios. (in the local level at least)
Humans are a plague, and as such we are in a retro-evolutive state. The weak survive long enough to reproduce, and are actually reproducing much, much more than the apt and better adapted.

Danner 11:24PM July 25, 2008

Wings would be nice. Always wanted to fly! Weeeeee I'm flying, that would be cool.
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JImmy Jones of GA 6:35PM July 25, 2008

In theory, the only genetic mutation which will be passed on by natural selection is one which makes the person with the trait more successful at mating, and producing children. Smallpox resilience is an obvious trait which gives you a mating advantage (you cant mate if you are dead).
I struggle to see how most of the stresses of modern life can be easily turned to a stimulus for genetic advantage.
From experience, it appears the inability to have any moral qualms about sexual fidelity, and not caring about being a father to you children, are two traits which allow more rapid and indiscriminate spreading of your genetic material.
So next time you are on a council sink estate, or an inner city project, look around and see the future of humanity.
The meak won't inherit the Earth, it will be the Chavs

Mike Mackrill 5:46PM July 25, 2008

>Only intelligent design is based on faith.
>Evolutionism is pure science.
Pimenta sure sounds like one of the Evolution faithful.
How much do you know about Evolution and ID?
Without looking anything up, list the main players, past and present, in the Evolution and ID debate.
How much have you read from both sides?
Without looking anything up, define Evolution and ID.
The vast majority of believers in Evolution know very little about it.
Perhaps it's time to cross-examine your believes. Take a very close look at what well known critics (ie Michael Denton) of Evolution have to say.
As with the majority of believers in Evolution, most likely you are too closed minded to do this.

Chris 5:23PM July 25, 2008

I just doesn't matter anymore, does it? I mean, evolving to run faster than a cheetah might have been something to shoot for before our brain came up with the concept of weaponry... But now that we have brains that can let us choose our own genetics in the future, I have to feel sorry for the evolutionary biologists... Their jobs just became a job of Air Traffic Control, um, without the control.

James of KS 4:25PM July 25, 2008

"....unless there is no God."
Now we're getting someplace. Now if only we'd stop indoctrinating our children with "God is good, God is great" nonsense.
God is a myth that is responsible for conflict, pain, and suffering.

Kevin of CA 4:25PM July 25, 2008

It makes sense that we would naturally change to adapt to the changes in the world.
Evolution is happening on so many levels. We are seeing evolution of the earth, humans, animals and consciousness.
I believe it is the evolution of the Universal Consciousness that will continue to create the physical transformations that continue to happen. Another word for Universal Consciousness would be God Consciousness.

Ryan Pearson of AZ 4:16PM July 25, 2008