Brain may still be evolving

[upsciLLion]

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: alien42

Originally posted by: Mucho
I wonder why they assumed that human evolution more or less stopped 50,000 years ago.

many believe that human evolution did not stop but instead changed completely since humans are able to manipulate their environment, and in effect their own evolution, unlike any other species.

This is correct. Survival of the fittest doesn't apply to humans due to medical science. Poor eyesight? Glasses, contacts, or PK. Illness? Antibiotics Genetic defect? Surgery. Instead of these defects dying out, they're corrected and then passed on to others during reproduction. In a survival of the fittest situation, these defects would have lessened the chances of reproduction, so eventually they would have died out.

Exactly. Medicine has been fvcking up the gene pool since it was invented. It's hilarious how people think that gene treatment is going to ruin humans forever. Sustaining and allowing people with medical absurdities to procreate is directly opposing and overtaking the force of natural selection among humans.

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: Bumrush99
Interesting article about the evolution of the brain and the potential for controversy along racial lines because of the findings. If concrete proof exists that backs the research, should the research be quelled because it may offend some people?

It is high time that people are different. We are NOT all the same. We look different. We have different genes. We respond differently to medication. We have different risk factors or protection factors. Etc. I find it refreshing that researchers and medicine finally began re-recognizing the differences in the last few years. Soon we'll have specialized medicine (detection, prevention, and treatment) that is better for us all than generic "we hope this works" medicine that we now have. If you are offended that you are getting better medicine, then tough sh!t.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
this is news?

how do I internet?

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: Phokus
maybe there's hope yet for the fundie christian morons in our country (or as i like to call them, 'the republican base').

someone let you out of P&N eh?

 

[acemcmac]

Originally posted by: upsciLLion

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: alien42

Originally posted by: Mucho
I wonder why they assumed that human evolution more or less stopped 50,000 years ago.

many believe that human evolution did not stop but instead changed completely since humans are able to manipulate their environment, and in effect their own evolution, unlike any other species.

This is correct. Survival of the fittest doesn't apply to humans due to medical science. Poor eyesight? Glasses, contacts, or PK. Illness? Antibiotics Genetic defect? Surgery. Instead of these defects dying out, they're corrected and then passed on to others during reproduction. In a survival of the fittest situation, these defects would have lessened the chances of reproduction, so eventually they would have died out.

Exactly. Medicine has been fvcking up the gene pool since it was invented. It's hilarious how people think that gene treatment is going to ruin humans forever. Sustaining and allowing people with medical absurdities to procreate is directly opposing and overtaking the force of natural selection among humans.

This is why Hitler wanted to sterilize the mentally ill and handicapped :beer:

he was on to something

 

[DivideBYZero]

Why would it have stopped? lol

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Why would it have stopped? lol

Read above.

EDIT: if we were still under natural selection, I'd probably be out of the gene pool by now due to bad eyesight.

 

[Mucho]

Originally posted by: acemcmac

Originally posted by: upsciLLion

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: alien42

Originally posted by: Mucho
I wonder why they assumed that human evolution more or less stopped 50,000 years ago.

many believe that human evolution did not stop but instead changed completely since humans are able to manipulate their environment, and in effect their own evolution, unlike any other species.

This is correct. Survival of the fittest doesn't apply to humans due to medical science. Poor eyesight? Glasses, contacts, or PK. Illness? Antibiotics Genetic defect? Surgery. Instead of these defects dying out, they're corrected and then passed on to others during reproduction. In a survival of the fittest situation, these defects would have lessened the chances of reproduction, so eventually they would have died out.

Exactly. Medicine has been fvcking up the gene pool since it was invented. It's hilarious how people think that gene treatment is going to ruin humans forever. Sustaining and allowing people with medical absurdities to procreate is directly opposing and overtaking the force of natural selection among humans.

This is why Hitler wanted to sterilize the mentally ill and handicapped :beer:

he was on to something

Hitler was himself insane dude!

 

[Kev]

Originally posted by: upsciLLion

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: alien42

Originally posted by: Mucho
I wonder why they assumed that human evolution more or less stopped 50,000 years ago.

many believe that human evolution did not stop but instead changed completely since humans are able to manipulate their environment, and in effect their own evolution, unlike any other species.

This is correct. Survival of the fittest doesn't apply to humans due to medical science. Poor eyesight? Glasses, contacts, or PK. Illness? Antibiotics Genetic defect? Surgery. Instead of these defects dying out, they're corrected and then passed on to others during reproduction. In a survival of the fittest situation, these defects would have lessened the chances of reproduction, so eventually they would have died out.

Exactly. Medicine has been fvcking up the gene pool since it was invented. It's hilarious how people think that gene treatment is going to ruin humans forever. Sustaining and allowing people with medical absurdities to procreate is directly opposing and overtaking the force of natural selection among humans.

So what, do you believe in the church of evolution where if nature doesn't select you for survival you should die?

 

[Zanix]

Originally posted by: Mucho

Originally posted by: acemcmac

Originally posted by: upsciLLion

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: alien42

Originally posted by: Mucho
I wonder why they assumed that human evolution more or less stopped 50,000 years ago.

many believe that human evolution did not stop but instead changed completely since humans are able to manipulate their environment, and in effect their own evolution, unlike any other species.

This is correct. Survival of the fittest doesn't apply to humans due to medical science. Poor eyesight? Glasses, contacts, or PK. Illness? Antibiotics Genetic defect? Surgery. Instead of these defects dying out, they're corrected and then passed on to others during reproduction. In a survival of the fittest situation, these defects would have lessened the chances of reproduction, so eventually they would have died out.

Exactly. Medicine has been fvcking up the gene pool since it was invented. It's hilarious how people think that gene treatment is going to ruin humans forever. Sustaining and allowing people with medical absurdities to procreate is directly opposing and overtaking the force of natural selection among humans.

This is why Hitler wanted to sterilize the mentally ill and handicapped :beer:

he was on to something

Hitler was himself insane dude!

I thought eugenics had been debunked as hitler saw it.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: PingSpike
We're evolving. Into trailer trash. They're the ones reproducing the most.

I was about to post this too. Smart people reproduce the LEAST. Technically the human race should be becoming dumber. Of course those kinds of things aren't just based on intelligence, but social and relgious factors and so on.

 

[NiKeFiDO]

why would evolution have stopped?

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: NiKeFiDO
why would evolution have stopped?

Because Jebus says so.

 

[MAME]

it's hard to advance our minds when all the stupid people are having 12 kids by the time they're 20 and overpopulating the world