We have NOT beaten natural selection. We have only changed the human environment.

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David F Mayer — 8/9/2009 1:51:08 AM (archived)

Traits that USED to be lethal may be so no longer. Other traits will become predominantly selected for or against.

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Evolution stops here: Future Man will look the same, says scientist - Jody - 8/2/2009 7:57:48 PM
- I disagree - RNE - 8/4/2009 5:48:36 PM
- Not a snowball's chance in Hell. Humanity's rate of evolution is at its greatest ever. - David F Mayer - 8/3/2009 12:36:23 AM
  - re: Not a snowball's chance in Hell. Humanity's rate of evolution is at its greatest ever. - Jody - 8/3/2009 11:01:39 AM
    - I don't believe that is possible. - David F Mayer - 8/3/2009 12:56:26 PM
      - re: I don't believe that is possible. - Doug Ellison - 8/6/2009 9:29:46 AM
        
        re: I don't believe that is possible. - RAY Smith - 8/23/2009 9:56:42 PM
        
        re: I don't believe that is possible. - RAY Smith - 8/23/2009 9:55:56 PM
        
        re: I don't believe that is possible. - RAY Smith - 8/23/2009 9:55:49 PM
        
        We have NOT beaten natural selection. We have only changed the human environment. - David F Mayer - 8/9/2009 1:51:08 AM
      - Genetically engineer people to live on other worlds, or in space itself - Socrates II - 8/3/2009 1:46:09 PM
        
        I don't think so. Here is why. - David F Mayer - 8/4/2009 1:24:13 AM
        
        Mostly Agree - Marsby - 8/5/2009 6:53:29 PM
        
        Okay, that settles it - we're turning the Sol system into a Dyson Shell - Socrates II - 8/4/2009 1:11:40 PM
        
        Sci Fi movies... - Jody - 8/3/2009 3:59:43 PM
        
        Live Long and Prosper. (n/t) - Eri - 8/4/2009 12:36:17 AM
- Our environment has changed drastically. - alcaray - 8/2/2009 9:19:06 PM
  - Well, that lets ME out. Guess it's good I didn't have kids. (n/t) - Eri - 8/2/2009 11:09:26 PM
    - Maybe that's why you didn't have kids. Or a factor. (n/t) - alcaray - 8/3/2009 12:42:18 AM
      - Exactly (two reasons) - Socrates II - 8/3/2009 1:59:05 PM
- Evolution is accelerating - Raoul - 8/2/2009 8:11:00 PM
  - Stop! Go! Stop! Go! Stop! Go! Round and round evolution goes - Eri - 8/2/2009 9:10:02 PM
    - I know... - Jody - 8/2/2009 10:15:01 PM
      - Picky brains. - Eri - 8/2/2009 11:10:48 PM
        
        Yeah - Rob VG - 8/3/2009 12:09:01 AM
        
        These scientists need to read more science fiction - Socrates II - 8/3/2009 1:36:47 PM

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