What is the next step in human evolution?

[PurpleLeafRave]

I reckon with sea levels rising, we'll be able to breathe underwater. Hell yeah!

 

[Tranka Verrane]

Thread title suffers from the fallacy that evolution proceeds in steps rather than minuscule increments.

 

[Insanum]

Spoiler: I think you'll find its made of win

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In all fairness we're not talking Borg/cybermen takeover, Im assuming Computing implants will be the "synthetic evolution".

natural...Would probably be more nimble fingers. Remember evolution is only adapting to situations where it is needed. The problem is we've changed our surrounds to match us, instead of the other way round.

*glares* I hate these new "cybermen". I think Russel T Davies doesn't even understand what cyberman are!

Aaaaanyway, enough of my little rant...

I think you're right about the fingers. I'm not quite sure how they could be made more nimble though, but I'm sure mother nature will find a way!

I reckon our heads might need to grow bigger too to accommodate increasing intelligence (not to mention increasing arrogance).

I dont think brain size will increase, Just density, Number of connections, Etc.

Bout Dr WHo - Russel T Davis has some "Running" fetish. Its Blatently obvious, Fingers crossed it will die out when he steps down as head writer.

To be honest, I never Really[/I] got into the older series, But got into Dr Who from tenant Stage & then caught up with the history.

 

[messy]

I would quite like humanity to develop their brians so they operate from a completly logic stand point
Although I can see some people would object but they would make good scientist, doctors and leaders

Doubt it, need to be some reason that only logical people would be able to breed and all those non-logics killed off

We aren't going to get any more evolution, now that natural selection is dead.

Unless there's a technological apocalypse so we have no medical care. Possibly caused by resources running out with no adequate replacement. All those with more basic cultures would survive with large proportions of the west I imagine damaged and devoid of human life allowing selection to occur

 

[Sonicron]

I have no idea what kind of evolution (or indeed if any at all) we're going to experience.

What I WISH for is levitation, telekinesis and two extra arms.

 

[Xorghul]

We will no longer require puibic hair and consequently cease to grow it, no man will ever have to worry about going down on a hairy mary ever again xD

Actually, pubic hair is there for a reason. You see, it's a "collection of secreted pheromones"(wikipedia), which basically means it helps turn the other sex on. At least it's supposed to, have no idea if it actually does that, but I agree with you that a hairy mary isn't the sexiest thing in the world.

 

[FROGGEman2]

Based on the principles laid out by Darwin, and nearly perfected in subsequent years, we will seperate into two species. One of tall slender beautiful build. The other a lest wholesome looking troll like thing. It will never grow into a cast system due, in large part, to the rise of liberalism, however it will become a more distinct genetic chasm. One day the will trolls find themselves holding the majority of menial labor globally, and will rise up and start a species war. Eradicating the slender species by virtue of a more neanderthalic muscular build. The war will be horrific. The war will also set humanity back several thousand years, both technologically, genetically, intellectually and societally.

Or we could just figure out how to genetically manipulate our sperm and create the perfect human, both physically and mentally. We would then overpopulate the world until there is a major climate collapse and we all die. Which is more likely. Better go snorkeling off the great barrier reef while you can!

Wow... I need to make a novel/film out of that!

 

[Casual Shinji]

There is no next step.

Humanity will look like this for the rest of it's exsistence.

 

[Manji187]

We will prolly become androgynous.

 

[Rigs83]

What do you think we will look like a million years from now? (assuming we are still around)Will we gain psychic powers? turn into gelatinous blobs that can only communicate through texting? or perhaps we will become beings of pure energy?

Give me your thoughts.

Extinction.

 

[mikecoulter]

Built in wireless...

 

[Samurai Goomba]

Politicians who self-destruct every time they lie.

The future is going to rule.

 

[FROGGEman2]

We aren't going to get any more evolution, now that natural selection is dead.

Unless there's a technological apocalypse so we have no medical care. Possibly caused by resources running out with no adequate replacement. All those with more basic cultures would survive with large proportions of the west I imagine damaged and devoid of human life allowing selection to occur

And that's going to happen... how? o.0

 

[chiggerwood]

6 heads
18 penises or vaginas
4 arms
2 legs
1 eye
7 tongues
1/2 an bum
and a tail

well that's my guess for when the radiation wears off

 

[similar.squirrel]

We'll transcend the constraints of the material realm, to soar and search the Infinite expanse!
No. We'll wipe ourselves out over something incredibly petty and become a the butt of many a cosmic joke.