Will Humans evolve?

[Tpex]

its thought that thousands of yeas from now, humans will evolve, well its not a stop - start, things, creatures are always evolving, But will it happen? there are few factors against it, 1st, there are over 6 Billion people on earth, so any mutation would very diluted. 2nd evolution relies on natural selection, the survival rate of humans thanks to our science and technology is much higher then it was in the past. the only way I can see this happening is if some disaster wipes out most of the population of earth?

 

[Geriatrix]

Changing environment? Check.
Non-uniform behavior? Check.
All systems go then!

 

[Tpex]

supposed global warming won't be enough
"Non-uniform behavior???"

 

[w1z4rd]

We are evolving. It never stops. Natural selection continues.

 

[Nod]

I HAVE ALREADY EVOLVED TO ONLY WRITE IN CAPS

 

[LCBXX]

My grandmothers mother had 13 healthy children, my grandmother had 6 (2 stillborn, 1 got cancer at a very early age and passed away), my mother had 3 kids and lost her 4th and now my wife is told that she might have difficulty bearing 1, let alone 2 children. This is the case with many western white women. So yes, evolution is alive and kicking, 'scuse the pun.

 

[Tpex]

We are evolving. It never stops. Natural selection continues.

Natural selection has no effect on the Human race ATM

I HAVE ALREADY EVOLVED TO ONLY WRITE IN CAPS

sorry thats a de-evolution

 

[scotty777]

We are evolving, natural selection is now human selection where we chose who will be the best carrier of my genes. Thus, the smart will reproduce with the smart, etc. So ultimately, we might see a division of human classes where there will be a subspecies, where the one is more intelligent than the other.

Space? have you considered that maybe when humans begin to explore space, those in space may evolve because of a limited gene pool, thus allowing massive mutations etc.

We will continue to evolve, but with the massive gene pool we currently have, it will be very very very slow.

 

[w1z4rd]

Natural selection has no effect on the Human race ATM

Of course it does. It has a massive effect on the human race.

Those with bad immune systems die. Those who follow their GPS`s religiously die. Its all pervasive dude. Seriously... in just about every sphere of our existence.

 

[Tpex]

Interesting theory Scotty, and space would have an interesting effect

 

[w1z4rd]

We will continue to evolve, but with the massive gene pool we currently have, it will be very very very slow.

That makes no sense to me. The more genetic variation the better off it is for evolution has you have more genetic choices. A big gene pool is orsm! Say a virus comes along and chows most of us, the bigger the gene pool the more chance there is for an individual in that population not to be effected by it.

 

[Geriatrix]

supposed global warming won't be enough
"Non-uniform behavior???"

Behavior influences evolution too, not just biological changes. Think how different societies would evolve. Think Japan VS Norway.

 

[Tpex]

Of course it does. It has a massive effect on the human race.

Those with bad immune systems die. Those who follow their GPS`s religiously die. Its all pervasive dude. Seriously... in just about every sphere of our existence.

I disagree, we support ourselves with science, technology and medicine, its far from as "cut throat" as nature

 

[w1z4rd]

Behavior influences evolution too, not just biological changes. Think how different societies would evolve. Think Japan VS Norway.

Those two countries are actually closer than you think. Both smart groups of people, both losing their religion (REM)... producing some very industrial people. Rather compare Japan to Orania to get better contrast

 

[Tpex]

That makes no sense to me. The more genetic variation the better off it is for evolution has you have more genetic choices. A big gene pool is orsm! Say a virus comes along and chows most of us, the bigger the gene pool the more chance there is for an individual in that population not to be effected by it.

very true, yet as I said, any mutation is diluted to to an extent that it fails to better the whole species

Behavior influences evolution too, not just biological changes. Think how different societies would evolve. Think Japan VS Norway.

as in social systems, thought and culture?

 

[zahpat]

we are evolving into SPONGEbobs

 

[Archer]

Our technological developments will far outpace our biological evolution, and as such we will be a fairly cybernetic race within the next 100 years. There will of course always be various groups (such as purists) but methinks we're gonna have a lot of cyborgs running around!

 

[Nothxkbi]

its thought that thousands of yeas from now, humans will evolve, well its not a stop - start, things, creatures are always evolving, But will it happen? there are few factors against it, 1st, there are over 6 Billion people on earth, so any mutation would very diluted. 2nd evolution relies on natural selection, the survival rate of humans thanks to our science and technology is much higher then it was in the past. the only way I can see this happening is if some disaster wipes out most of the population of earth?

Man is evolving right now as we speak thanks to modern medicine. The average life expectancy 100 years ago was 35. Today it's roughly 75. Through medicine we are able to put off and overcome the natural disasters we inherited from our parent's genes. So in that way we are preserving and extending DNA information longer and longer as time goes on.

I'm sure someone can expand on that but that's my basic take on human evolution today. How it will affect us in future generations I have no clue. Perhaps we'll become a super race that lives for hundreds of years or perhaps we'll become so dependant on medicine that we would not be able to live without it, our immune system slowly being discarded over time for lack of purpose.

We realise one day we are one with our chemicals and machinery to keep us alive.

Who knows.

 

[porchrat]

You can't stop evolution. It will happen for as long as you have DNA. The fact that humans are now manipulating our environment doesn't mean there isn't an environment and it doesn't mean it doesn't put pressure on human beings. It just means it puts pressure on human beings based on different things to those of the past.

 

[Nerfherder]

Of course it does. It has a massive effect on the human race.

Those with bad immune systems die. Those who follow their GPS`s religiously die. Its all pervasive dude. Seriously... in just about every sphere of our existence.

I agree... people still die without breeding. If they die because of genetics or deformity then that is evolution in action.
Kind of like a trial and error.