The next evolve?

[monkey_933]

So, what do you think we will evolve into next? I mean, it was said that we came from the ape family, right? What do you think will evolve from humans? Or will we be the last?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I just thought this would be fun to hear your all thoughts, I was just wondering about it, figured I'd post it. :)

[weezcake]

Evolution takes millions of years, and with current conditions, I doubt we'll survive that long as a race. :wink:

[Lionheart_0]

*NOTE* Soem people will most likely argue against evolution, and what not. Lets actualy have a topic that isnt all debate, k?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think next we might evolve into something that has less brain power ,due to all the polution, but we may become less suseptable to the polution. Humans will mostlikely also start to become more brutish again, as peopel start to become taller, and stronger.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But if scientists step in and assits, i think we will be much more intelligent, and athletic. I really dont see an animal with like tenticals coming out of us.

[monkey_933]

Evolution takes millions of years, and with current conditions, I doubt we'll survive that long as a race. :wink:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

True, it does, but I'm asking do you think we will be the last race? Or will something evolve from us? And if so, what? :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*NOTE* Soem people will most likely argue against evolution, and what not. Lets actualy have a topic that isnt all debate, k?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think next we might evolve into something that has less brain power ,due to all the polution, but we may become less suseptable to the polution. Humans will mostlikely also start to become more brutish again, as peopel start to become taller, and stronger.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But if scientists step in and assits, i think we will be much more intelligent, and athletic. I really dont see an animal with like tenticals coming out of us

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah that is true, I'd imagine us into a stronger, more intellegent, and athletic race myself.

[logic-is-overrated]

We'll learn to scientifically alter our bodies and combine ourselves with fish so we can breath under water and we'll become fish people. Either that or we'll adapt ourselves to outer space and become space monkeys.

[Phil]

Well it would probably depend on what types of lives humans would be living in those millions of years. If it stays like it is now then I guess we would get taller and more intelligent? Might lose all body hair completely? :shock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I dunno, good question. :)

[monkey_933]

We'll learn to scientifically alter our bodies and combine ourselves with fish so we can breath under water and we'll become fish people. Either that or we'll adapt ourselves to outer space and become space monkeys.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That sounds really funny, but it can totally be true. I mean, as fast as technology move's today I have no doubt that they could think of a way to make us breathe underwater.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well it would probably depend on what types of lives humans would be living in those millions of years. If it stays like it is now then I guess we would get taller and more intelligent? Might lose all body hair completely?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I dunno, good question

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heh, losing all hair would be..kinda creepy. Taking as I'm a skater, with long hair, I don't want to get rid of it that easy. :lol:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Even though I won't be around...but I feel bad for the other's :()

[Guest GhostRanger]

*NOTE* Soem people will most likely argue against evolution, and what not. Lets actualy have a topic that isnt all debate, k?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think next we might evolve into something that has less brain power ,due to all the polution, but we may become less suseptable to the polution. Humans will mostlikely also start to become more brutish again, as peopel start to become taller, and stronger.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But if scientists step in and assits, i think we will be much more intelligent, and athletic. I really dont see an animal with like tenticals coming out of us.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The theory of evolution does show much room for us moving backwards. :? With all the technology we have, as we advance intellectually everyday, what basis would come of thinking we would became more brutish and have less brainpower? We enhance our minds' abilities every year...

[Astralinre]

I think next we might evolve into something that has less brain power ,due to all the polution, but we may become less suseptable to the polution. Humans will mostlikely also start to become more brutish again, as peopel start to become taller, and stronger.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The way I see it, assuming that pollution is that bad, we'd all become physically weaker, instead of stronger.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think it's very likely though that we'll end up a race of women who have small waists and big curves and men who are all six foot three inches tall and able to bench press 500 pounds. Humans will have hair on their heads but none on their bodies. Oh yes, and plastic surgeons and physical trainers will rule the world. :P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Wait... maybe that's just where we Americans are heading.)

[indy500fan]

we'll eventually be able to digitize our minds, and escape to mechanicle space ships that become our new bodies. after that, we will be able to diretly graff our minds onto space itself.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i didnt steal that from the space odysee series or anything :lol: )

[monkey_933]

 

I think next we might evolve into something that has less brain power ,due to all the polution, but we may become less suseptable to the polution. Humans will mostlikely also start to become more brutish again, as peopel start to become taller, and stronger.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The way I see it, assuming that pollution is that bad, we'd all become physically weaker, instead of stronger.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think it's very likely though that we'll end up a race of women who have small waists and big curves and men who are all six foot three inches tall and able to bench press 500 pounds. Humans will have hair on their heads but none on their bodies. Oh yes, and plastic surgeons and physical trainers will rule the world. :P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Wait... maybe that's just where we Americans are heading.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rofl :lol:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wouldn't it be cool if you could choose what dream you're in? Or at least know that you're in a dream? That'd be so awesome to me.. :shock:

[Phil]

I think it's very likely though that we'll end up a race of women who have small waists and big curves and men who are all six foot three inches tall and able to bench press 500 pounds. Humans will have hair on their heads but none on their bodies. Oh yes, and plastic surgeons and physical trainers will rule the world. :P

 

 

 

I was aiming at something more like...

 

 

 

 

 

 

:shock:

[Mr_Putter]

 

I think next we might evolve into something that has less brain power ,due to all the polution, but we may become less suseptable to the polution. Humans will mostlikely also start to become more brutish again, as peopel start to become taller, and stronger.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The way I see it, assuming that pollution is that bad, we'd all become physically weaker, instead of stronger.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think it's very likely though that we'll end up a race of women who have small waists and big curves and men who are all six foot three inches tall and able to bench press 500 pounds. Humans will have hair on their heads but none on their bodies. Oh yes, and plastic surgeons and physical trainers will rule the world. :P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Wait... maybe that's just where we Americans are heading.)

Weller off Americans are heading that way. Lower class/lesser smart Americans are falling victim to internet-speak (less intelligence) fast foot (fat) and the internet (lazy-can order online). That's about how I imagine it. We'll all be big, fat, lazy people, where the general population has a brain of much. A few Philosopher Kings will rule us (fat and lazy, but they will have robots), and ultimately destroy us. We'll be too busy eating fast food to revolt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If these trends continue, this will definately happen. We don't even need evolution. We'll be dead before the next millenium. Fact.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another theory tommorow.

[monkey_933]

 

I think it's very likely though that we'll end up a race of women who have small waists and big curves and men who are all six foot three inches tall and able to bench press 500 pounds. Humans will have hair on their heads but none on their bodies. Oh yes, and plastic surgeons and physical trainers will rule the world. :P

 

 

 

I was aiming at something more like...

 

 

 

 

 

 

:shock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thats actually a really good reasonable possibility. We are growing in size, so yeah we will definately be taller, unless we hit a slump, and we could go backwards maybe? :shock:

[Astralinre]

 

I think it's very likely though that we'll end up a race of women who have small waists and big curves and men who are all six foot three inches tall and able to bench press 500 pounds. Humans will have hair on their heads but none on their bodies. Oh yes, and plastic surgeons and physical trainers will rule the world. :P

 

 

 

I was aiming at something more like...

 

 

 

 

 

 

:shock:

 

 

 

I agree: :shock: Am I just looking at it wrong, or does he have five knees on each leg? :shock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wouldn't it be cool if you could choose what dream you're in? Or at least know that you're in a dream? That'd be so awesome to me..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actually, there's a technique called lucid dreaming that allows you to do that. You could probally find a book on it at the library or online.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr_Putter - Very good point. :P And I like the idea of Philosopher Kings; it's like something right out of Plato's Republic. :P

[monkey_933]

Oh my god..Choosing your own dream? Thats awesome! I would love to do that, so many cool things you could choose...

[ford_rule]

doesn't anyone watch stargate? gosh. we are gonna get so smart and have huge heads that we dont need muscles so our bodies will shrink and eventually we will be unable to breed and have to transfer our minds to new bodies. Azgard style 8)

[monkey_933]

doesn't anyone watch stargate? gosh. we are gonna get so smart and have huge heads that we dont need muscles so our bodies will shrink and eventually we will be unable to breed and have to transfer our minds to new bodies. Azgard style 8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rofl, huge heads...That would be pretty interesting. I guess if our brains got much bigger :lol:

[misterxman]

About the size, there was a study recently showing that humans are actually leveling off at our current average height, slightly lower than some years ago, as if the height is trying to balance itself out. Right now there's no reason for us to get taller, unlike giraffe's ancestors who were short and needed to reach high resources of food such as high trees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right now the human body needs little more to adapt to, the only other thing that could make us evolve even more is if we depended on technology so much that over time we would no longer need certain parts of our body. Maybe start gaining a greater tolerance on junk food to the point where we can somehow eat tons of it and not get unhealthy, we may lose our legs since transportation becomes more advance. The less we need to have on our bodies, the less we will need to consume to keep them up.

[monkey_933]

About the size, there was a study recently showing that humans are actually leveling off at our current average height, slightly lower than some years ago, as if the height is trying to balance itself out. Right now there's no reason for us to get taller, unlike giraffe's ancestors who were short and needed to reach high resources of food such as high trees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right now the human body needs little more to adapt to, the only other thing that could make us evolve even more is if we depended on technology so much that over time we would no longer need certain parts of our body. Maybe start gaining a greater tolerance on junk food to the point where we can somehow eat tons of it and not get unhealthy, we may lose our legs since transportation becomes more advance. The less we need to have on our bodies, the less we will need to consume to keep them up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Damn, also well written. This is probally one of the most discussed topic's for scientist's right now, there is so many thing's that could happen, and we can't ever be *exactly* right, someting could always go wrong and change everything. Kinda freaky. :)

[E-man216]

Overall brain size has been increasing , as has height. Baldness is on the rise, and the naturally red/blond haired and blue/green eyed population is on the way out. Any speculation about people supplementing themselves with technology to the point that we evolve around is questionable at best, considering the overall mixing of the gene pool, and that most of the worlds population doesn't live in a country thats even close to that level of sophistication. Same thing goes for a fatter/skinnier future, considering starvation rates.

 

 

 

Most likley way the race will kick the bucket? Meteors, they've caused mass extinctions before, they'll do it again.

[Evilperson]

This topic has really scared me into thinking of what the future (If there is going to be one) will hold. The way I see it, global warming, pollution and the greenhouse effect are probably going to hurt us the most. I really doubt with our current situation, what with all the millions upon millions upon millions of people, that it is impossible to reverse these things. That in my opinion the world will probably end within the next few generations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So my answer is 42 :lol:

[ice_ring]

Humans probably won't evolve much physically, but just invent new technology. We won't really know, but it is a nice thought. Well actually with the greenhouse effect, we arent going to last very much longer in evolutionary time. :lol:

[bjbj1991]

evolution is going to be slower for humans than other species because we modify the environment to suit are needs. we will most likely louse all body hair except on are heads we may Even stop baldness.

 

 

 

humans will not grow too much taller or shorter and because of computers are brains will not need to grow much. we will get many times weaker than we are now because of the lack of need for muscle.

 

 

 

we will remain one species until we begin to colonize different solarsystems we will no longer be one species, after that it is anyone's guess.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

this is assuming we do not kill ourselves or drastically change our DNA.

[assassin_696]

Webbed feet :P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seriously though if we don't all get blown up or hit by an asteroid before we can evolve i reckon we'll sadly sacrifice physical prowess for mental advances. We're getting smarter and more advanced all the time but i reckon to make the jump from super advanced species to being able to play "God" (ie. do pretty much whatever we want) we need to sacrifice physical advances and purely concentrate on the mind.